Initial K Words for Speech Therapy
813 initial k words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 480 contain the target sound without competing sounds.
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Target /k/ · Initial
/k/
01cab
02cache
03cached
04cad
05cage
06cake
07cakes
08call
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/k/: 813 words · competing-free 480Generate a custom worksheet for this sound
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1-syllable
- cab
- cache
- cached
- cad
- cage
- cake
- cakes
- call
- called
- calls
- calm
- cam
- came
- camp
- camps
- cams
- can
- cant
- cap
- cape
- caps
- car
- carb
- card
- cards
- care
- carl
- cars
- cart
- case
- cash
- cast
- cat
- catch
- cats
- caught
- cause
- caused
- cave
- chi
- chrome
- claim
- claimed
- claims
- clan
- class
- clause
- clay
- clean
- clear
- cleared
- clerk
- click
- clicks
- cliff
- climb
- clip
- clips
- clock
- clocks
- clone
- close
- closed
- cloth
- clothes
- cloud
- clouds
- club
- clubs
- coach
- coal
- coast
- coat
- cod
- code
- codes
- coin
- coins
- cold
- cole
- come
- comes
- comm
- comp
- con
- cons
- cook
- cooked
- cool
- cop
- cope
- cord
- core
- cork
- corn
- corps
- cos
- cost
- costs
- could
- count
- counts
- course
- court
- courts
- cove
- cow
- crack
- craft
- crafts
- craig
- craps
- crash
- cream
- creek
- crest
- crew
- crime
- crimes
- crop
- crops
- cross
- crowd
- crown
- crude
- cruise
- cry
- cube
- cult
- cup
- cups
- cure
- curve
- curves
- cut
- cute
- cuts
- kai
- kay
- keen
- keep
- keeps
- ken
- kent
- kept
- key
- keys
- kick
- kid
- kids
- kill
- killed
- kills
- kind
- kinds
- king
- kings
- kirk
- kiss
- kit
- kits
- kyle
- quad
- queen
- queens
- quest
- queue
- quick
- quilt
- quit
- quite
- quiz
- quote
- quotes
2-syllable
- cabin
- cable
- cables
- cafe
- calling
- camel
- campaign
- campaigns
- camping
- campus
- canal
- cancel
- cancelled
- cancer
- candle
- candles
- candy
- cannon
- canon
- canvas
- canyon
- captain
- capture
- captured
- carbon
- career
- careers
- careful
- cargo
- caring
- carmen
- carol
- carpet
- carried
- carries
- carry
- carter
- cartoon
- cartoons
- cartridge
- casa
- cases
- cashiers
- cassette
- casting
- castle
- catholic
- cattle
- causes
- causing
- caution
- cayman
- chaos
- choir
- chorus
- christian
- christians
- chronic
- classes
- classic
- classics
- classroom
- cleaner
- cleaners
- cleaning
- cleanup
- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clicking
- client
- clients
- climate
- climbing
- clinic
- clinics
- closely
- closer
- closes
- closest
- closing
- closure
- clothing
- cloudy
- cluster
- clusters
- coaches
- coaching
- coastal
- coated
- coating
- cocktail
- coding
- coffee
- cohen
- colin
- collapse
- collar
- colleague
- colleagues
- collect
- college
- collins
- cologne
- colon
- color
- colored
- colors
- colour
- colours
- column
- columns
- combat
- combine
- combined
- combines
- combo
- comfort
- comic
- comics
- coming
- command
- commands
- comment
- comments
- commerce
Words without competing sounds
- cab
- cache
- cad
- cage
- cake
- cakes
- call
- called
- calls
- calm
- cam
- came
- camp
- camps
- cams
- can
- cap
- cape
- caps
- car
- carb
- card
- cards
- care
- carl
- cars
- case
- cash
- catch
- cause
- caused
- cave
- chi
- chrome
- claim
- claimed
- claims
- clan
- class
- clause
- clay
- clean
- clear
- cleared
- clerk
- click
- clicks
- cliff
- climb
- clip
- clips
- clock
- clocks
- clone
- close
- closed
- cloth
- clothes
- cloud
- clouds
- club
- clubs
- coach
- coal
- cod
- code
- codes
- coin
- coins
- cold
- cole
- come
- comes
- comm
- comp
- con
- cons
- cook
- cool
- cop
- cope
- cord
- core
- cork
- corn
- corps
- cos
- could
- course
- cove
- cow
- crack
- craps
- crash
- cream
- creek
- crew
- crime
- crimes
- crop
- crops
- cross
- crowd
- crown
- crude
- cruise
- cry
- cube
- cup
- cups
- cure
- curve
- curves
- kai
- kay
- keen
- keep
- keeps
- ken
- key
- keys
- kick
- kid
- kids
- kill
- killed
- kills
- kind
- kinds
- king
- kings
- kirk
- kiss
- kyle
- quad
- queen
- queens
- queue
- quick
- quiz
- cabin
- cable
- cables
- cafe
- calling
- camel
- campaign
- campaigns
- camping
- campus
- canal
- cancel
- cancelled
- cancer
- candle
- candles
- candy
- cannon
- canon
- canvas
- canyon
- capture
- captured
- carbon
- career
- careers
- careful
- caring
- carmen
- carol
- carried
- carries
- carry
- casa
- cases
- cashiers
- castle
- catholic
- causes
- causing
- caution
- cayman
- chaos
- choir
- chorus
- christian
- christians
- chronic
- classes
- classic
- classics
- classroom
- cleaner
- cleaners
- cleaning
- cleanup
- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clicking
- climbing
- clinic
- clinics
- closely
- closer
- closes
- closing
- closure
- clothing
- cloudy
- coaches
- coaching
- coding
- coffee
- cohen
- colin
- collapse
- collar
- college
- collins
- cologne
- colon
- color
- colored
- colors
- colour
- colours
- column
- columns
- combine
- combined
- combines
- combo
- comic
- comics
- coming
- command
- commands
- commerce
Frequently asked questions
- How many words have /k/ in the initial position?
- Our dictionary lists 813 initial /k/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
- What are some example initial /k/ words?
- Examples include cab, cache, cached, cad, cage, cake, cakes, call.
- What does "initial /k/" mean?
- It means the /k/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.
- Which initial /k/ words have no competing sounds?
- 480 of them contain /k/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.