Learn Dutch: Furniture – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Here it is all reading and connecting. Your child sees the sofas, tables and lamps as pictures and, beside them, a selection of Dutch words. The task: read the Dutch vocabulary, work out which word goes with which picture, and draw a line from the picture to the matching Dutch name. In this way your child gently practises tying the written Dutch word to the thing they already know. Because no Dutch word has to be written out, the focus rests entirely on reading and recognizing — ideal for first steps in learning Dutch. It is a quiet task with no contest and no clock. Free to print or to play online, so your child can match the Dutch words as often as they like, until every line is in place.

In this picture-word match your child links each drawing to the right Dutch word. The sofas, tables and lamps stand ready as pictures, with their Dutch names beside them. Your child reads, thinks, and draws a line to the right word. So they learn to connect a picture with its written Dutch name — no pressure, at their own pace, with no score. Because nothing has to be written, reading and recognizing take centre stage, and that is just what makes first steps into Dutch so light and welcome for your child. Dutch likes to join small words together, so a single word can grow surprisingly long.

Has your child had so much fun connecting? Then there is plenty more to discover! The matches about the colors and the ones with forest creatures hold fresh pictures and new Dutch words looking for their partners. And once your child is in the swing of it, a whole free collection built around the furniture is ready to go — free to print or simply to play online. That way learning Dutch stays varied and gives a little fresh pleasure each day, all at your child’s own pace. Have fun reading, thinking, and connecting together!