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Count the Sounds is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on hearing every separate sound in a spoken word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.2. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Count the Sounds

RF.1.2

NameDate

How many sounds can you hear in each word?

1.How many sounds in "hand"?
2.How many sounds in "fox"?
3.How many sounds in "lamp"?
4.How many sounds in "at"?
5.How many sounds in "desk"?
6.How many sounds in "bike"?
7.How many sounds in "trip"?
8.How many sounds in "rain"?
9.How many sounds in "up"?
10.How many sounds in "stop"?

LessonPrint · RF.1.2 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Count the Sounds

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.4
  2. 2.4
  3. 3.4
  4. 4.2
  5. 5.4
  6. 6.3
  7. 7.4
  8. 8.3
  9. 9.2
  10. 10.4

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.1.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.