Speech Therapy Games to Print: 15 Free Worksheets for Children
Are you looking for speech therapy games to print to help your child progress at home? Or are you a speech therapist wanting to enrich your practice with quality, free, ready-to-use playful materials? You are in the right place!
This article brings together 15 printable speech therapy games specifically designed for children aged 3 to 10. Each game focuses on a specific language or cognitive skill (articulation, vocabulary, reading, memory, attention), with clear instructions and an appropriate visual. Click the “Print this worksheet” button above each game to save it as a PDF or print it immediately — no registration, no waiting.
Why are printable games so useful?
In a world dominated by screens, one might think that paper is outdated. However, printable speech therapy games retain unique advantages that even the best apps cannot fully replicate.
Firstly, paper-based materials promote concentration. Without notifications, advertisements, or the temptation to switch to something else, the child remains focused on the task. This is particularly valuable for children with ADHD or simple attention difficulties.
Secondly, handwriting and finger pointing engage different neural circuits than those used on a touchscreen. Several studies in cognitive science have shown that written trace better consolidates learning — a decisive argument for children in the process of acquiring reading and writing skills.
Thirdly, printed worksheets allow for intergenerational work: grandparents and grandchildren can play together without relying on a digital device. The social bond created in this way enhances the child's motivation and simultaneously stimulates the cognitive abilities of the adult.
Finally, these worksheets remain a tangible record of the progress made: the child can keep them in a binder, compare them over time, and measure their progress. To track this rigorously, you can use a communication notebook between the speech therapist and the family — a free tool we provide to facilitate dialogue among the various stakeholders around the child.
Which children can benefit from these worksheets?
The games we offer are aimed at several profiles of children:
- Typical children simply wishing to enrich their vocabulary or have fun with words
- Children with language delays needing regular supplementary work alongside speech therapy
- Dyslexic children or those with specific learning disorders (TSA)
- Children with ADHD whose attention skills benefit from visual support
- TSA children (autism) who appreciate structured and predictable materials
- Bilingual or allophone children learning French as a second language
All these profiles can benefit from the same worksheets by adapting them to their level. If you have doubts about your child's cognitive level, our mental age test provides a useful benchmark in just a few minutes (to be supplemented by a professional assessment if necessary).
📋 Summary of the 15 printable games
Click on a game to access it, then on “Print this sheet” to download the PDF.
1️⃣ Three games for 3-5 years old (kindergarten)
At this age, children discover language through play and imitation. The following games work on early phonological awareness (rhymes, syllables), basic vocabulary, and understanding simple instructions. No reading required: the materials are entirely visual.
Phonetic goose game
🎯 Objective : identify the initial sound of words, articulation.
Path :
| 🏁 START | 🐱 | 🍎 (play again) | 🐶 | 🌙 |
| 🚗 | 🐝 (skip your turn) | 🌳 (play again) | 🍌 | 🐠 |
| 🦒 (move 2) | 🌹 | 🐰 | 🥕 | 🏆 ARRIVAL |
Materials : 1 die, 1 pawn per player (a button or a figurine).
Picture dominoes
🎯 Objective : identify rhymes, enrich visual vocabulary.
| 🐱 cat | 🌹 rose | 🦴 bone | 🐀 rat |
| ☀️ sun | 🐟 fish | 🥬 watercress | 🚂 train |
| ✋ hand | 🦋 butterfly | 🍋 lemon | 🐝 bee |
| 🌸 pink | 🐶 dog | 🍞 bread | ⭐ star |
| ⛵ sail | 🍓 strawberry | 🪑 chair | 🐱 cat |
Tip : laminate after cutting for durability.
Find and seek
🎯 Objective : selective visual attention, counting, basic vocabulary.
| 🌸 | ⭐ | 🐱 | ⚽ | 🌷 | 🚗 |
| ⭐ | 🌹 | ⚽ | 🐱 | ⭐ | 🌻 |
| 🐱 | 🚗 | ⚽ | ⭐ | 🌸 | ⭐ |
My scores :
| Searched | Found | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🐱 cats (3) | ______ | ||||||||
| 🌸 flowers (4) | ______ |
| ➡️ | 🦘 kangaroo ✓ | 🐱 cat ✗ | 🌹 rose ✗ |
| 🦊 crazy ✓ | 🦉 owl ✓ | 🍉 watermelon ✗ | 🍓 strawberry ✗ |
| 🍎 apple ✗ | 🐺 wolf ✓ | 🥒 pumpkin ✓ | 🦋 butterfly ✗ |
| 🐶 dog ✗ | 🥕 carrot ✗ | 🍞 bread ✗ | 🏠 |
Solution: ➡️ → kangaroo → crazy → owl → wolf → pumpkin → 🏠
Memory of Opposites
🎯 Objective: notion of lexical opposition, visual memory.
Animal Bingo
🎯 Objective: understanding definitions, vocabulary of animals and their characteristics.
Player's board:
| 🦁 | 🐘 | 🦒 | 🐒 |
| 🐧 | 🐳 | 🐊 | 🦓 |
| 🦅 | 🐢 | 🐍 | 🦈 |
Definitions to read:
- “The king of the savannah, he has a mane” → lion
- “The largest land animal, with a trunk” → elephant
- “He has a long neck and eats the leaves of trees” → giraffe
- “He lives in the sea and is the largest animal in the world” → whale
- “This bird does not fly but swims very well” → penguin
- “He crawls without legs” → snake
3️⃣ Three games for 7-9 years old (CE1-CE2)
At this stage, the child reads with a certain fluency and can solve simple problems. The following games work on written comprehension, working memory, and logical reasoning. They often combine several skills to stimulate the brain as a whole.
Image Sudoku
🎯 Objective: logical reasoning, planning, sustained attention.
| 🐱 | _ | 🦊 | _ |
| _ | 🦁 | _ | 🐶 |
| 🦊 | _ | 🐶 | _ |
| _ | 🐱 | _ | 🦁 |
Solution: L1: 🐱🐶🦊🦁 / L2: 🦊🦁🐱🐶 / L3: 🦊🐶🐶🐱 / L4: 🦊🐱🐶🦁 (to be reconstructed according to rules)
Game of 7 Errors
🎯 Objective: sustained visual attention, fine comparison.
| VERSION A | VERSION B |
|---|---|
| The black cat is sleeping on the couch. | The black cat is running on the couch. |
| Marie has 3 red balloons. | Marie has 5 red balloons. |
| The tree is very tall. | The tree is very green. |
| The sun is shining in the sky. | The moon is shining in the sky. |
| Lucas is eating an apple. | Lucas is eating a banana. |
| The dog barks loudly. | The cat barks loudly. |
| It is hot outside. | It is cold outside. |
For the printed sheet, remove the bold characters from version B (the child must find them).
Coded Coloring
🎯 Objective: reading-decoding, lexical categorization, dual task.
| DOG | APPLE | SWEATER | CAR |
| BICYCLE | CAT | STRAWBERRY | SKIRT |
| SHIRT | BANANA | HORSE | TRAIN |
| GRAPES | PANTS | BUS | RABBIT |
| JACKET | BOAT | CHERRY | MOUSE |
Color code:
- 🐾 ANIMALS → BLUE
- 🍎 FRUITS → RED
- 👕 CLOTHING → GREEN
- 🚗 TRANSPORTS → YELLOW
4️⃣ Three games for 9-12 year olds (CM1-CM2)
Children of this age generally master reading and have an extensive vocabulary. The following games work on fine comprehension, written production, and mental flexibility. They are also suitable for adolescents in rehabilitation and adults struggling with writing.
Story to complete
🎯 Objective: written production, narrative coherence, varied vocabulary.
This morning, I woke up at o'clock. When I opened the window, I saw a walking in the garden. It was very ! I quickly got dressed in a and went down to the kitchen.
There, my mom was preparing . She told me: “.” I replied that I wanted to go with my friend . We decided to leave at .
On the way, we met who offered us . We said and finally we arrived at our destination in minutes. What an extraordinary day!
Children's word search
🎯 Objective: visual attention, decoding, systematic scanning.
Words to find: CAT • SUN • SCHOOL • BANANA • BOOK • BIKE • APPLE • HOUSE • TRAIN • FLOWER
| S | O | L | E | I | L | P | F | L | E |
| C | H | A | T | X | I | O | L | I | C |
| B | A | N | A | N | E | M | E | V | O |
| M | A | I | S | O | N | M | U | R | L |
| T | R | A | I | N | X | E | R | E | E |
| V | É | L | O | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Tip: use a highlighter to circle each found word.
Syllable Tangram
🎯 Objective: syllabic manipulation, vocabulary, combinatorial reading.
Syllables to cut:
| BA | NA | NE | CA | RO | TTE |
| MA | MAN | PA | PI | LON | POM |
| ME | SA | LA | DE | BO | NEC |
Formed words:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Possible solutions: banana, carrot, mom, butterfly, apple, salad, hat, napkin, carousel…
5️⃣ Three emotional expression games (5-12 years)
Emotional expression games are valuable for children ASD (autism), anxious, or simply to develop emotional intelligence. They can also be used in family therapy or cognitive remediation after trauma. Our app MY DICTIONARY offers complementary tools for visual communication to delve deeper into this subject.
Emotion cards
🎯 Objective: identification and verbalization of emotions, personal narration.
| 😊 JOY | 😢 SADNESS | 😠 ANGER | 😨 FEAR |
| 😯 SURPRISE | 🤢 DISGUST | 😳 SHAME | 🤩 PRIDE |
| 😴 TIREDNESS | 😬 STRESS | 🥰 LOVE | 😎 CONFIDENCE |
My 3 emotions of the day:
Image reading
🎯 Objective: literal written comprehension, attention to semantic details.
Invent a story
🎯 Objective : creativity, storytelling, syntax, narrative coherence.
| 👤 Character | 🏞️ Place | 📦 Object |
|---|---|---|
| An astronaut | A cave | A magic key |
| A princess | A haunted castle | An ancient book |
| A pirate | A forest | A treasure map |
| A robot | A school | A phone |
| A talking cat | A beach | A bottle |
| A knight | The top of a mountain | A sword |
My story :
Once upon a time _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
And that's how ___________________________________________ The end.
How to make the most of these printable games?
Having 15 printable sheets is great. But how to use them effectively to help a child progress? Here are our tips based on over 13 years of supporting families, speech therapists, and specialized teachers.
Choose the right sheet at the right time
Not all sheets are suitable for all children. Here is a simplified decision tree:
- If the child has difficulties hearing sounds → Sheets 1, 2, 4 (phonology)
- If the child has a poor vocabulary → Sheets 5, 6, 13 (lexicon)
- If the child has trouble concentrating → Sheets 3, 8, 11 (visual attention)
- If the child has difficulty reading → Sheets 9, 11, 14 (reading-decoding)
- If the child has difficulty storytelling → Sheets 10, 15 (narration)
- If the child gets tired quickly → Sheets 1, 5, 7 (short and fun formats)
For structured follow-up, you can use a communication notebook between the speech therapist, parent, and teacher that allows you to note the sheets used, the difficulties encountered, and the progress observed.
How many sheets per session?
It all depends on the child's age and profile. As a guideline:
- 3-5 years: 1 sheet per session, 10-15 minutes maximum
- 5-8 years: 1 to 2 sheets per session, 15-25 minutes
- 8-12 years: 2 to 3 sheets per session, 25-35 minutes
The important thing is not the quantity but the quality of engagement. It's better to complete one sheet with pleasure and focus than to fill an entire notebook with boredom.
How to vary the sheets over time?
The child's brain needs both repetition (to consolidate) and novelty (to stay engaged). Our advice: alternate the sheets on a weekly rotation. For example:
- Monday: phonology sheet (Sound Bingo)
- Tuesday: lexicon sheet (Opposites Memory)
- Wednesday: attention sheet (Search and Find)
- Thursday: reading sheet (Coded Coloring)
- Friday: narration sheet (Invent a Story)
This rotation varies cognitive demands and prevents burnout. Revisiting the same sheet 2-3 times over the month reinforces learning.
From paper to digital: the ideal complement
As mentioned earlier, printable games are perfect for starting or for sessions in the office. But once the mechanics are mastered, switching to digital offers unique benefits:
- Automatic adaptability: difficulty adjusts on its own
- Endless variety: no boredom
- Statistical tracking of progress
- Enhanced playful aspect that motivates even reluctant children
This is exactly what our app COCO offers, dedicated to children aged 5 to 10. With over 30 adaptive cognitive games (vocabulary, memory, attention, reasoning), it is the perfect complement to the paper sheets you just discovered. Designed by speech therapists, the app is used in dozens of practices in France and has received very positive feedback from families.
🎮 Discover COCO, the cognitive games app for 5-10 year olds
More than 30 games for children designed by speech therapists: vocabulary, memory, attention, reading, math. Adaptive level, progress tracking, no ads.
Discover the COCO appFrequently Asked Questions
Are these sheets really free?
Yes, completely. No registration, no email required, no printing limit. Just click on “Print this sheet” above each game and the download is immediate. You can use them freely at home, in the office, or in class.
Can I use them in a speech therapy office?
Absolutely. These sheets are designed to be used both at home and in the office. Speech therapists particularly appreciate them for giving “homework” between sessions: the family takes the sheet, works on it between appointments, and reports observations in the communication notebook.
From what age?
Most sheets are accessible from 3-4 years with adult supervision (the simplest ones like Sound Bingo, Picture Dominoes, Find and Seek). More complex sheets (crosswords, sudoku, free writing) are suitable from 7-9 years. Each sheet indicates its target audience in its header.
Can we modify them to adapt to my child?
Of course! Feel free to simplify (fewer items, more hints) or make them more complex (more items, time challenge) according to the level. It’s even a good practice: an exercise that is too easy is boring, too difficult is discouraging. Aim for the “proximal zone of development” identified by Vygotsky.
My child is dyslexic, are these sheets suitable?
Several sheets are particularly beneficial for dyslexic children: Syllable Tangram (phonological manipulation), Coded Coloring (reading-action), Mixed Words (decoding). Remember to enlarge the font when printing and prefer uppercase letters to facilitate decoding. Regular work in addition to speech therapy is essential.
My child has ASD (autism), are these sheets suitable?
Yes, several sheets are valuable for children with ASD, including Emotion Cards (emotional verbalization), Find and Seek (visual structure), Reading-Image (clear instructions). The paper format — predictable, without sensory surprises — is often better tolerated than screens for this population.
How to know if my child is making progress?
Several indicators: they do the exercise faster, with fewer errors, ask to move to a higher level, or manage to explain their strategies. Note the performances in a notebook or use a skills tracking chart. A cognitive test at 6 months interval (for example our mental age test) also allows to objectively assess the progress.
To go further
Did you like these 15 speech therapy games to print for children? You will find many additional resources on the DYNSEO website:
- For adults: our specific adult speech therapy exercises cover aphasia, memory, executive functions.
- For professionals: our catalog of free tools for speech therapists includes session sheets, tracking charts, liaison notebooks.
- For assessment: our free online cognitive tests provide a quick reference on memory, attention, mental age.
- For training: DYNSEO offers Qualiopi certified professional training on neurodevelopmental disorders and adult pathologies.
Speech therapy for children relies on a partnership between the professional, the family, and the tools. Paper sheets (this article), digital applications (COCO), and speech therapy follow-up together form a winning trio. Happy practicing to all!
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