NG/NK Digraph Worksheet
This NG/NK digraph worksheet asks 1st graders to sort six words by their ending sound and then build four more. Answer key included for fast, no-prep phonics practice.
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Description
Hearing and spelling the endings ng and nk is one of the first big steps a first grader takes past simple three-letter words. This NG/NK digraph worksheet gives young readers focused practice with the two endings that hide at the close of words like ring, king, wing, bank, sink, and tank. The letters blend together so quickly when we say them that children often write “rig” for ring or “sik” for sink. Slowing the words down, sorting them by sound, and then building them one ending at a time trains the ear first and the pencil second.
This printable 1st grade blends worksheet is built in two short parts so it stays friendly for beginning writers. In Part A, students read a six-word box and copy each word onto a line under the ng or nk heading that matches its ending sound. In Part B, they finish four word beginnings by adding ng or nk and writing the whole new word on the line. Every writing line is sized for first-grade handwriting, and the answer key on the second page lets you check the page in seconds or hand it to a student for self-checking.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- A 6-word ng / nk sorting activity and 4 word-building items
Three things make this NG/NK digraph worksheet stick. First, sorting forces a real decision: a child has to listen to the whole word before choosing a column instead of guessing from the first letter. Second, writing each word out by hand connects the sound a student hears to the letters that student forms, which is the exact link spelling depends on. Third, the word-building section moves from recognizing a pattern to producing one, so students leave the page able to spell ng and nk words on their own rather than only circling them.
Try a few of these at home or in the classroom. Say a word out loud and have your child hop left for ng and right for nk. Hunt for ng and nk words in a favorite picture book and keep a running list on the refrigerator. Build the words with letter tiles or magnets, swapping only the last two letters so ring becomes rink and sang becomes sank. Or write the words on index cards and let students race to drop each one on the right pile before the timer runs out.
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