Free Ending Letter Worksheets for Kindergarten – Write the Last Letter

These free printable ending letter worksheets ask kindergarten children to write the last letter of forty words. Each box shows a picture and the word with its final letter missing – so tomat beside a tomato, waiting for an o.

Ending letters are harder than beginning ones, and this pack softens that in a specific way. The rest of the word is printed, so a child who cannot hear the final sound can still reason it out from the letters in front of them. Two different children get two different ways in.

Every page also carries the whole lowercase alphabet along the bottom, under the heading use this if you need help.

What Is in This Free Ending Letter Worksheet Pack

• Ten printable worksheets with four pictures on each – forty rows in all.
• A picture, the word with its last letter missing, and a box to write it in.
• An alphabet strip at the bottom of every page.
• Twenty-four different pictures, and only nine different letters as answers.
• An eleventh page with the full answer key.
• A separate PDF for every page, free to download and print.

The 11 Ending Letter Worksheets

Nine letters do all the work. Across the forty rows the answer is n thirteen times, e eight times and t eight times. Those three account for twenty-nine of the forty. The rest are a (four times), o and p (twice each), and w, r and g once each.

That is not a shortcut the pack took – it is English. Very few letters end words at all, and a child who learns to expect n, e and t at the end of a word has learned something true about the language rather than something about this worksheet.

Worksheet 1 – Tomato, nose, lamp, hat

The four pictures are tomato, nose, lamp, hat, and the letters to write are o, e, p, t.

The picture in the ha box is a baseball cap. The word the sheet wants is hat, and the printed letters make that clear – ha can only be finished with a t. Say the word aloud together before the child writes, and the row works exactly as intended.

Tomato is the only word in the pack ending in o apart from its own repeat on page 2.

Worksheet 2 – Watermelon, sun, tomato, lion

The four pictures are watermelon, sun, tomato, lion, and the letters to write are n, n, o, n.

Three of the four answers on this page are n. Watermelon, sun and lion all end the same way, which makes this the easiest page in the pack and a good one to start with if a child is unsure.

It is also the page that shows why n dominates: thirteen of the forty words in the pack end in n.

Worksheet 3 – Grape, apple, rainbow, hat

The four pictures are grape, apple, rainbow, hat, and the letters to write are e, e, w, t.

Rainbow holds the only w in the pack. The w sound at the end of a word is faint, and a child who cannot hear it can still read it off the printed letters.

Grape and apple both end in a silent e, which is a different thing from hearing a sound. This is the row to explain rather than to test.

Worksheet 4 – Pumpkin, violin, tree, house

The four pictures are pumpkin, violin, tree, house, and the letters to write are n, n, e, e.

Two n words and two e words, and both of the e words – tree and house – end in a letter you cannot hear at all.

This is the page where the printed word ending earns its place. Nothing in the sound of house tells a child there is an e on the end.

Worksheet 5 – Carrot, pizza, train, hat

The four pictures are carrot, pizza, train, hat, and the letters to write are t, a, n, t.

Pizza is one of four words in the pack ending in a, and the ha cap row appears for the second time.

Carrot and train are both words where the last sound is easy to hear, so the page mixes the two kinds of row evenly.

Worksheet 6 – Lamp, violin, guitar, umbrella

The four pictures are lamp, violin, guitar, umbrella, and the letters to write are p, n, r, a.

Guitar holds the only r and umbrella is the longest word on the page. Both are read off the letters rather than heard.

Four different answers – p, n, r, a – which makes this the most varied page in the pack.

Worksheet 7 – Tree, lion, house, donut

The four pictures are tree, lion, house, donut, and the letters to write are e, n, e, t.

Tree, lion and house have all appeared before. Page 7 is the first page where more than half the pictures are repeats.

Donut is the only new word here, and its t is the clearest ending on the page.

Worksheet 8 – Banana, elephant, carrot, house

The four pictures are banana, elephant, carrot, house, and the letters to write are a, t, t, e.

Elephant ends in t, which children hear easily, but they have to get past three syllables first. Long words are harder for ending sounds than for beginning ones.

Banana ends in a – a vowel, and a spoken one. Compare it with pizza on page 5 and the two behave the same way.

Worksheet 9 – Dog, train, violin, pizza

The four pictures are dog, train, violin, pizza, and the letters to write are g, n, n, a.

Dog holds the only g in the pack, and it is the shortest word here by some way.

Three of the four pictures are repeats. The last two pages lean heavily on words the child has already done.

Worksheet 10 – Train, sun, onion, hat

The four pictures are train, sun, onion, hat, and the letters to write are n, n, n, t.

Three n answers and a t, which is the same shape as page 2. The pack opens and closes on its easiest pattern.

Onion is the only word in the pack that both starts and ends with the same letter, which is worth pointing out once the page is finished.

Answer Key – All 40 Rows

The eleventh sheet lists every picture with its last letter, four to a page.

It also settles what each picture is called, which on a sheet with no captions is what an adult usually needs it for.

The Letters You Cannot Hear

Eight of the forty rows end in e, and in every one of them the e is silent: nose, grape, apple, tree, house. A child listening for the last sound in house hears an s, and they are right to.

Those rows are not a mistake in the pack – they are the reason the word is printed beside the box. The task on a silent-e row is reading, not listening, and it is worth saying that out loud: this one you cannot hear, so look at the letters.

The same applies to rainbow on page 3. A child who writes nothing there has heard the word correctly and found no letter in it.

When Children Are Ready for Ending Letters

• Age: about five to six – kindergarten, after beginning letters are comfortable.
• Before starting: the child should be able to write lowercase letters and should already be able to hear the first sound in a word.
• RF.K.2.D – isolate and pronounce the final sounds in simple words.
• RF.K.3.A – know the sound each consonant letter makes.
• L.K.2.C – write a letter for most consonant and short-vowel sounds.

How to Use These Worksheets

1. Name the picture together first, then say the word slowly, stretching the end of it.
2. Ask for the last sound on its own before any letter is written.
3. Read the printed letters out loud too. On the silent-e rows that is the only route to the answer.
4. Point at the alphabet strip rather than naming the letter. Finding it is part of the work.
5. Start with page 2 or page 10 if a child is struggling: three of the four answers on each is n.
6. Check with page 11 when the page is finished.

Three Things to Watch For

1. Answering with the first sound. Children who have just finished a beginning-letter pack will do this for a row or two. Say the word, then say only its ending, and ask which one they just heard.

2. The silent e. Eight rows end in a letter that makes no sound at all. A child who says there is nothing there is listening correctly. Switch them to reading the printed letters for those rows.

3. The cap that means hat. Four rows in this pack show a baseball cap for the word hat. The printed ha makes the answer unambiguous, but the picture will confuse a child who names it first. Say the word for them on those rows.

Printing Tips

• Print at 100 percent, actual size, on A4 or US Letter.
• Color printing helps with picture recognition; the letters themselves print fine in black and white.
• Print page 2 twice if a child needs an easy win. Three of its four answers are the same letter.

Frequently Asked Questions

What age are these ending letter worksheets for?

About five to six years old. The child should be able to write lowercase letters and to hear the beginning sound in a word already.

Why are the same pictures used more than once?

Twenty-four pictures cover forty rows, so sixteen are repeats. Hat comes up four times, and violin, house and train three times each. Repeats let a child meet the same ending in different company.

Which letters are used as answers?

Only nine: n, e, t, a, o, p, w, r and g. Thirteen rows end in n, eight in e and eight in t.

Some words end in a letter you cannot hear. Is that a mistake?

No. Eight rows end in a silent e and one in the w of rainbow. Those rows are read rather than heard, which is why the rest of the word is printed beside the box.

Is there an answer key?

Yes, page 11 lists all forty pictures with their letters.

Do I need to sign up to download these?

No. Every PDF downloads immediately, with no account, no email address and no cost.

Can I use these in my classroom?

Yes, they are free to print for home and classroom use. Please do not sell them or re-host the files elsewhere.

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