How Many Sounds? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on counting the separate sounds in a spoken word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.K.2. It prints 9 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.
RF.K.2
How many sounds can you hear in each word?
LessonPrint · RF.K.2 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
Hear and play with the sounds inside spoken words, without any letters involved.
Teaching this next? Hearing the Sounds in Words is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.K.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.