Free printable · Sound: ng and nk
ng and nk Decodable Story – The Pink Ring (Free Printable)
A short decodable story that practises the ng and nk sound, plus a matching handwriting sheet. Every word can be sounded out by a child who has learned digraphs, apart from a few common tricky words.
Download the free PDF (2 pages, A4)Prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
For parents
- Read the story together three times this week. Your child colours a star each time.
- Point to each word as they read. ng is the sound at the end of ring; nk is the sound at the end of pink. Say them slowly and feel the difference.
- Hunt for the ng and nk words and write six of them in the boxes.
- Finish with the tracing sheet: trace the grey words, then write each one on its own.
For teachers
- Fits a systematic synthetic phonics sequence at Set 2 · Digraphs, after teaching the ng and nk endings. Suits Foundation to Year 1.
- Tracing sheet uses the TAS Beginners handwriting style.
- 57 words, 10 different ng and nk words, short sentences.
- Use for small-group reading, repeated reading for fluency, or homework.
- Photocopy freely for your class.
ng and nk words in this story
- pink
- ring
- sings
- song
- thinks
- sink
- trunk
- bang
- bunk
- long
Tricky words used
- has
- a
- the
- is
- so
Common words that can't be fully sounded out yet. Practise them by sight.
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Practise ng and nk with Digby
In Wombat Words, your child reads stories like this one aloud and Digby follows along, then they trace the tricky words in their school's handwriting style. You get a report showing which sounds they've mastered.