Learn Swedish: Musical Instruments – Picture-Word Match for Kids

Which Swedish word goes with which picture? That is what your child works out here, by joining the matching pairs. On one side stand the drums, bells and flutes as drawings; opposite them their Swedish names, pleasantly jumbled. Your child reads the Swedish vocabulary, glances at the pictures, and then draws a line between a picture and its right word. With every connection they make, it sinks in a little more how the Swedish name of a familiar thing looks and sounds. So their Swedish vocabulary grows piece by piece, with no pressure and no rush. Let your child think and try in their own time; a line may always be drawn again. By the end, a line runs from every picture to the matching Swedish word.

Read, think, connect: your child studies the drums, bells and flutes and reads the Swedish words beside them. Then they draw a line from each picture to the matching word. That trains recognition of written Swedish words, with no writing at all. Take your time together — what counts is the happy joining, with no clock and no contest. With every pair matched, the look of the Swedish word grows more familiar, and your child moves step by step toward reading their first Swedish vocabulary. Swedish has three extra letters at the very end of its alphabet — a, a and o with little marks — that English does not use.

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