Words that start with letter k for kindergarten

Words That Start With K For Kids

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The letter K has been part of the alphabet for a long time, since the Phoenicians. While it's only moderately common in English, it's a universal sound. Nearly every language has words that include the K sound. This list of K words for kids is designed to engage students with these unique words with the traditional K sound, as well as those with a silent K.

Preschool/Kindergarten Words That Start With K

English abounds with simple, important K words that kids are exposed to from a young age. This list of K words focuses on words that make the traditional K sound, to start young learners in pre-k and kindergarten off with vocabulary basics to build on over time.

• kangaroo: a large Australian mammal that hops
• keep: to hold onto, to retain for yourself; or another word for a castle
• ketchup: a smooth spiced tomato-based sauce
• key: a tool to open a lock
• keyboard: the panel of buttons for using a computer
• kick: to strike with the foot
• kid: a young person or a baby goat
• kin: family; people you are related to
• kind: good and gentle; or a particular type of person, place or thing
• king: the male ruler of a monarchy
• kiss: to touch lightly with one's lips
• kit: a set of parts for building something
• kitchen: room for preparing food
• kite: a four-sided flat shape to fly on a windy day
• kitten: a young cat
• koala: a tree-living Australian marsupial that looks like a tiny bear
  

Printable Worksheet: Trace the Letter K

This simple activity is all about helping pre-K and kindergarten students make a visual and tactile connection with the letter K. This trace-the-letter activity is designed to help the youngest students develop the ability to recognize and write the letter K.

Printing letter k worksheet

Worksheet: Matching K Words to Pictures

Young learners will find this printable worksheet to be as engaging and fun as it is educational. Their task is simple: just match words to pictures. They can also color the pictures to further reinforce the concepts.

K words for kids matching activity

Early Elementary Words That Start With K

This early elementary word list includes words with the K sound and some that feature a silent K as the first letter. Most are concrete rather than abstract, as is most appropriate for first and second graders. Visual aids will help young students grasp what the words describe.

• keel: the main beam at the bottom of a boat
• keen: sharp, either literally like a keen edge or figuratively like a keen mind
• keg: a small barrel
• kelp: long strands of algae that form forests in the ocean
• kibble: dry pet food
• kidney: an organ that filters unhealthy chemicals from the body
• kiln: an oven for drying pottery
  
• kindle: to light a fire, or to inspire or interest someone in something
• knee: the joint in the middle of the leg
• knit: to join together loops of yarn to make something
  
• kneel: to go down on one or both knees
• knock: to strike lightly with a closed fist in order to make noise, as on a door
• knob: what you turn to open a door
• knot: a way of tying rope or string
  
• knife: a tool to cut things
  
• know: to understand
• knowledge: things people know
• knuckle: a joint in a finger
• krill: tiny crustaceans that live in the ocean, often eaten by whales
  

Silent K Practice

The big next step in these words is the silent K. We've included several words that begin with a silent K. Verbal games such as saying these words aloud to a rhythm, or choosing multiple students, each with one word they must repeat when another word is said, will familiarize your students with this oddity of English.

Writing About K Words for Kids

Encourage students to go beyond just recognizing these K words with writing activities. Assign them to write complete sentences, or even whole stories focused on vocabulary words from the list. Use these elementary school writing prompts to help them get started, with the caveat that they need to include some K words from this list.

Upper Elementary: Things That Start With K

From third through fifth grade, it's important for young learners to continue building a strong vocabulary while also engaging with the context and larger significance of the words they are learning. Building on the previous list, this one includes words that begin with the K sound, as well as those in which the K is silent.

• karate: a martial art
• kayak: a small boat pointed at both ends, rowed with a double-ended oar
• kazoo: a small wind instrument that produces a buzzing sound
• keepsake: an object kept to remember something or someone
• khaki: a stiff light brown fabric, or pants made from that fabric
• kilt: a Scottish plaid skirt worn by men
• kimono: a traditional Japanese ankle-length robe.
• kindred: people who are similar to each other
• kiosk: a small storefront or booth
• kiwi: a small fuzzy tropical fruit
• klutz: a clumsy person
  
• knack: a natural skill or talent
• knead: to work dough with the hands
• kneepad: a soft protective pad for the knee
  
• knight: a European nobleman
• kook: a strange or eccentric person
  
• kudos: raise for an achievement

Enhance Vocabulary With Visual Aids

Many of these words that start with K for kids can be reinforced with videos and other visual aids. Your students are likely to enjoy videos of knights jousting or karate demonstrations, and what they see will help them associate images with these vocabulary words.

More K Word Writing Practice

Continue encouraging students to build their writing skills with writing assignments focused on vocabulary words. Use these upper elementary writing prompts to help them get started drafting stories or poems that incorporate K words from this list. Explore even more writing prompts that include worksheets for students to use in class or for homework.

The Letter K Is Everywhere

One of the unique qualities of K as a letter is that its sound occurs in almost every spoken language. Since English is so rich in derivatives and borrowed words, this creates a wide range of vocabulary to engage your students' minds, even when you're focused solely on K words for kids. Keep going with your K words! WordFinder's list of words that begin with the letter K includes an advanced search feature, which allows you to add even more K words to your vocabulary list. They will kindle a love of learning in your kindergartners and keen older kids alike!

For more enriching vocabulary activities, move on to the next letter of the alphabet to explore words that start with L for kids. Your little learners are likely to love exploring this list of lovely words.

Letter K Words for Kindergarten & Preschool Kids

In English, we know that there are 26 letters of the alphabet from a to z. Today we would be looking at some easy words that start from the letter ‘K’.

This list of words starting with ‘k’ consists of easy words like kite, king etc.. to help your kid to excel his vocabulary skills.

Following is a list of some simple words and things that start with letter k and are useful for teaching kindergarten and preschool kids.

1. King: I read king stories
2. Kite: I fly kite
3. Key: I have a key for my bag
4. Kangaroo: I saw kangaroo in the zoo
5. Knife: we have a knife at home to cut vegetables
6. Knob: we have a knob to open the door
7. Kid: I have a kid at home
8. Kitten: I have a small kitten at home
9. Kiwi: kiwi has long beak
10. Knowledge: I have a good knowledge of making drawings
11. Killer: I watch killer machine game
12. Kiwifruit: kiwifruit is good to eat
13. Kingfisher: it is a bird
14. Kingdom: my friend has a kingdom
15. Knee: I am having a pain in my left knee
16. Keyboard: my keyboard is broken
17. Kettle: I heat milk in kettle
18. Kitchen: we have a small kitchen at home
19. Kit: I have swimming kit
20. Kidney: every human has two kidney’s
21. Kick: I am too small to kick a football
22. Kit: I have a small blocks kit
23. Kiwi (fruit): I love to eat kiwi
24. Kiss: I kiss my mom before going to school
25. Keep: I keep the pencil in the box
26. Kind: My friend is very kind in nature
27. Knee: I have a pain in my knee
28. Kin: I have a kin who is in grade 6
29. Kitchen: I eat my food in the kitchen
30. Know: I know how to paint
31. Kettle: I have small kettle at home
32. Kits: I lost my few toy kits
33. Kept: I kept my shirt in my bag
34. Keeps: he keeps telling me to walk carefully

There are a lot of k words therefore, we must be careful while selecting easy words for school going kids.

Practice letter K worksheets to build your child’s confidence.

1. Letter K Pictures Coloring Book
2. Letter K Tracing Sheet
3. Letter K Recognition Worksheet

Conclusion:

It is quite crazy to know that the k words makes for only 0.9% words of the entire English Dictionary.

Quick Links

1. 26 Letters of English Alphabet – A to Z for Kids
2. Ways to Teach Alphabet to Kids 

30 poems about the letter K for children: learning the alphabet

Poems about the letter K for children. We continue our selection of poems about the letter K for a fun learning of the alphabet. You will find all the best and most interesting nursery rhymes about the letter K for preschoolers and for grade 1 on this page.

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Poems about the letter L ⇒

A selection of poems about the letter K for children.

The letter “K” is asking

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The letter “K” asks,
Each student:
Who has the schedule?
What is the condition?
Curious letter "K"
Sees everything from afar.
Who, where, to whom and how,
Everything worries the letter so much.
What day is it today?
Too lazy to ask too.
The letter needs to know this,
To write it down on the card.
By whom, about whom, and how to understand?
The letter "K" must know everything.

Author: Iris Revue

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Where did the letter K go?

Where did the letter K go?
Apparently she also ran away,
It became boring in the primer,
Here, she is walking in the yard.
is friends with a cat and a dog,
and with a bully goat,
Yes, she ran to the Cow,
Then she chatted with the Chickens.
I rode on the Swing,
Yes, I rushed off to the primer again.

Author: Teslnko A.

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The letter "K" in the words of Kalina

The letter "K" in the words of Kalina,
Round Carpet by the Fireplace,
In the Picture Cat and Kit,
And the soup is boiling in the Saucepan

Katya is listening to the Book.
Kolya eats Kasha.
Kirill is rolling down the hill
Ksyusha's brushes with paints.

Kolobok rolled.
The cat threw off the ball.
Red took Pencil,
Here is our drawing:

Horse, boat, canary,
Key, ring, cradle,
Loaf, carpet, cow,
Carousel, goat, box.

Hey! Painters! Be brave!
On the sheet Comet, Glue,
Tot, Brick, Stroller
And Brown Blob!

Draw a Kangaroo,
Jacket, Skittles, Kennel,
King, Cabbage, Cap,
Wheel, Crown, Cage,

Mosquito, Skates, Carriage;
Sausage, Kefir, Cutlet,
Mug, Chicken, Potatoes
And a funny Kapitoshka! —

Turn the page:
Clover, Rabbits, Strawberries.
Everything? Is the album finished?
Let's read the letter "L"!

Author: Volchenkova M.

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Look at the letter K

Look at the letter K:
There is a leg and there is an arm.
Kostya Shouted to the Cat: “Shoo!”
It's all K, baby.

Author: Ivanov S.

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We walked with the Letter K

We walked with the Letter K
Where is the forest and where is the river.
And watched as the sky
Clouds float by.

lay with her on the sand,
swam in a boat on the river,
Swinged with her
and rode on the board.

We played with the letter K
From bell to bell.
And parted with her in the evening
And they said to her: Bye!

Author: Manzhos N.

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Questions begin with the letter “Ka”

Questions begin with the letter “Ka”.
Just questions!
Who, Where, When, To whom?
HOW TO ANSWER? I don't understand!
The letter is very curious,
Wants to know everything about me.

Author: Anoshina V.

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On a straight stick

On a straight stick
There is a tick on the right.
He still sits there -
Looks at us with the letter K.

Author: Vanyukhina G.

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To better understand the letter K

To better understand the letter K,
Let's draw with you: she lowered her horns, Here, -

Red ball at the Porch,
And the cat jumped up on the stove.
And this is Who else is
WITH A goat's long beard?

So shaggy, incomprehensible,
Big-nosed, dirty, unpleasant,
And in color - black, like wax?
Ah! Understood! After all, this is a Klaxa!

Author: Tsvetikova O.

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20 short verses and puzzles about the letter I

25 poems and puzzles about the letter Z

20 short poems and puzzles for the letter E for children

Will not lose his face

Will not lose his face
First-grader Kuznetsov -
Lists busily
All letters from the alphabet.

Deepest of all, for sure,
He studied the letter K.
Why? After all,
He's KOLYA Kuznetsov!

Author: Garg Т.
He was a kikimore godfather.