

This Grade KG vocabulary worksheet helps young learners build early thinking, listening, and classification skills by sorting words based on properties and sounds. Through hands-on activities such as identifying hot and cold objects, heavy and light items, beginning sounds, and ending sounds, children learn to observe, compare, and group words correctly. The worksheet is highly visual, age-appropriate, and engaging, making it ideal for CBSE-aligned kindergarten learners developing foundational vocabulary and phonics awareness.
1. Sorting by properties helps children understand real-world characteristics.
2. Sound-based sorting builds early phonics and listening skills.
3. Grouping words improves vocabulary and word awareness.
4. These skills support reading readiness and clear speech development.
The worksheet contains four structured sorting exercises designed specially for KG learners.
Exercise No. 1
Read the words given below. Think about whether each item feels hot or cold. Write the word in the correct box under Hot or Cold.
Hot:
sun, fire, heater, soup, stove
Cold:
cold water, popsicle, ice cream, snow, ice
Exercise No. 2
Read each word carefully. Think about whether the object is heavy to lift or light to lift. Write the word in the correct group.
Heavy:
cupboard, brick, chair, table, rock
Light:
leaf, feather, balloon, paper, sponge
Exercise No. 3
Say each word aloud and listen to the first sound. Write the word under the correct letter group.
A words:
ant, apple, apron, axe
B words:
basket, banana, bell, ball, bat, bag
Exercise No. 4
Read the words and listen to the last sound you hear. Sort the words into the correct ending sound group.
Words ending with “t”:
cat, rat, mat, hat
Words ending with “g”:
log, pig, bag, tag, dog, mug
Help your child build strong vocabulary and phonics skills through fun sorting activities.
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It means grouping words based on how they sound or simple features like size, shape, or texture.
It strengthens listening skills and helps children notice similarities in beginning or ending sounds.
They build early phonics awareness, observation skills, and prepare children for reading readiness.