Letter C Sound Worksheets - Tree Valley Academy - Free Printable

This worksheet is designed to help children identify the "C" sound in different words by listening for which syllable contains the /k/ or /s/ sound associated with the letter C, depending on the word.

Let’s go through each image and determine which syllable contains the "C" sound, then mark it with an X.

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🔤 Instructions:

- Look at each picture.
- Say the name of the object aloud.
- Identify which syllable has the "C" sound (usually /k/ or /s/, depending on context).
- Draw an X in the box under that syllable.

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🖼️ Image-by-Image Analysis:

1. Popcorn
- Pronunciation: *pop-corn*
- Syllables: pop | corn
- "C" sound in corn → /k/
✔ Mark the second box

2. Octopus
- Pronunciation: *oc-to-pus*
- Syllables: oc | to | pus
- "C" sound in oc → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

3. Conductor (man with hat)
- Pronunciation: *con-duc-tor*
- Syllables: con | duc | tor
- "C" sound in con → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

4. Tractor
- Pronunciation: *trac-tor*
- Syllables: trac | tor
- "C" sound in trac → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

5. Camel
- Pronunciation: *ca-mel*
- Syllables: ca | mel
- "C" sound in ca → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

6. Curl (hair)
- Pronunciation: *cur-ly*
- Syllables: cur | ly
- "C" sound in cur → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

7. Camera
- Pronunciation: *cam-era*
- Syllables: cam | era
- "C" sound in cam → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

8. Taco
- Pronunciation: *ta-co*
- Syllables: ta | co
- "C" sound in co → /k/
✔ Mark the second box

9. Cupcake
- Pronunciation: *cup-cake*
- Syllables: cup | cake
- "C" sound in cup → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

10. Helicopter
- Pronunciation: *he-li-co-ptor*
- Syllables: he | li | co | ptor
- "C" sound in co → /k/
✔ Mark the third box

11. Canoe
- Pronunciation: *ca-noe*
- Syllables: ca | noe
- "C" sound in ca → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

12. Cactus
- Pronunciation: *cac-tus*
- Syllables: cac | tus
- "C" sound in cac → /k/
✔ Mark the first box

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

For each row, here's where to place the X:

1. Popcorn → Second box
2. Octopus → First box
3. Conductor → First box
4. Tractor → First box
5. Camel → First box
6. Curl → First box
7. Camera → First box
8. Taco → Second box
9. Cupcake → First box
10. Helicopter → Third box
11. Canoe → First box
12. Cactus → First box

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💡 Tip for Students:

The letter C usually makes a /k/ sound before a, o, u, and sometimes e, i, y — but in this case, all instances are /k/ sounds.

> Example:
> - C in cat, car, cup, can, cactus, etc. = /k/

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✔ Answer Key (Boxes to X):

```
Row 1: [ ] [X] [X] [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] [X] [ ]
Row 2: [X] [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] [X]
Row 3: [X] [ ] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] [X] [ ] [X] [ ]
```

(Each line represents one row; boxes marked with [X] are where the child should draw an X.)

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