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Musical Instruments: Free English Worksheets for Kids

The child learns 11 words for musical instruments: guitar, piano, violin, flute, drum, trumpet, saxophone, accordion, banjo, maracas and bell.

8 worksheets · 11 words · Last update: 2026-11-06

Word list: Musical Instruments

  • guitar
  • piano
  • violin
  • flute
  • drum
  • trumpet
  • saxophone
  • accordion
  • banjo
  • maracas
  • bell

Pictures: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT licence).

1.Picture Dictionary: Musical Instruments

A reference sheet with one picture and one word per card. Use it as a poster, or cut the cards for a memory game.

Task: Look at the pictures and read the words. Say each word aloud.

Download PDFFree · A4 · 1 page · No answer key: this is a reference sheet

Preview

  • guitar
  • piano
  • violin
  • flute
  • drum
  • trumpet
  • saxophone
  • accordion
  • banjo
  • maracas
  • bell

2.Matching Worksheet: Musical Instruments

The child draws a line from each picture to the correct word. The words are in a different order from the pictures.

Task: Draw a line from each picture to the correct word.

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  1. 1.
  2. 2.
  3. 3.
  4. 4.
  5. 5.
  6. 6.
  7. 7.
  8. 8.
  9. 9.
  10. 10.
  1. aviolin
  2. bguitar
  3. csaxophone
  4. dbanjo
  5. epiano
  6. fflute
  7. gbell
  8. haccordion
  9. imaracas
  10. jtrumpet
Show the answers
  1. j: trumpet
  2. e: piano
  3. h: accordion
  4. c: saxophone
  5. b: guitar
  6. i: maracas
  7. a: violin
  8. d: banjo
  9. g: bell
  10. f: flute

3.Writing Worksheet: Musical Instruments

The child writes the word under each picture. The words are in a box at the top, so the child copies the spelling.

Task: Write the word under each picture. The words are in the box.

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Words in the box:accordionpianomaracasdrumbellguitarbanjoflutesaxophonetrumpetviolin

Show the answers
  1. drum
  2. accordion
  3. maracas
  4. saxophone
  5. piano
  6. trumpet
  7. flute
  8. violin
  9. bell
  10. banjo
  11. guitar

4.Missing Letters: Musical Instruments

Some letters of each word are missing. The child writes the missing letters, then the whole word.

Task: Write the missing letters. Then write the whole word on the line.

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  1. 1.b a _ _ o
  2. 2.d r _ _
  3. 3.a c _ _ _ d _ o _
  4. 4.m _ _ _ _ a s
  5. 5.f _ _ _ e
  6. 6.t r u _ p e t
  7. 7.b _ l l
  8. 8.v _ o l _ n
  9. 9.g _ _ t a r
  10. 10.p _ a n o
  11. 11.s a _ _ p h _ _ _
Show the answers
  1. banjo
  2. drum
  3. accordion
  4. maracas
  5. flute
  6. trumpet
  7. bell
  8. violin
  9. guitar
  10. piano
  11. saxophone

5.Unscramble the Words: Musical Instruments

The letters of each word are in the wrong order. The child puts them in the correct order and writes the word.

Task: Put the letters in the correct order. Write the word on the line.

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  1. 1.u r m e t t p
  2. 2.d r n o o a c c i
  3. 3.r d m u
  4. 4.n l v i o i
  5. 5.a c a a r m s
  6. 6.o p a i n
  7. 7.g r t u a i
  8. 8.e l b l
  9. 9.f l t e u
  10. 10.s a h o x o p e n
  11. 11.j o n b a
Show the answers
  1. trumpet
  2. accordion
  3. drum
  4. violin
  5. maracas
  6. piano
  7. guitar
  8. bell
  9. flute
  10. saxophone
  11. banjo

6.Circle the Correct Word: Musical Instruments

Each picture has three words next to it. Only one word is correct, and the child circles it.

Task: Look at the picture. Circle the correct word.

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  1. 1.AviolinBfluteCsaxophone
  2. 2.AmaracasBbellCsaxophone
  3. 3.AbanjoBaccordionCpiano
  4. 4.AsaxophoneBbanjoCflute
  5. 5.AbellBtrumpetCbanjo
  6. 6.AviolinBdrumCmaracas
  7. 7.AaccordionBbanjoCviolin
  8. 8.AviolinBtrumpetCdrum
  9. 9.AsaxophoneBbellCbanjo
  10. 10.AfluteBguitarCbanjo
Show the answers
  1. saxophone
  2. maracas
  3. piano
  4. flute
  5. trumpet
  6. drum
  7. accordion
  8. violin
  9. bell
  10. guitar

8.Sorting Worksheet: Musical Instruments

Words from two topics are mixed. The child writes each word in the correct column.

Task: Write each word in the correct column.

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  • saxophone
  • ice-skating
  • volleyball
  • swimming
  • tennis
  • violin
  • bell
  • football
  • piano
  • skiing
  • maracas
  • drum

Instruments

Sports

Show the answers

Instruments

  • maracas
  • drum
  • violin
  • bell
  • piano
  • saxophone

Sports

  • swimming
  • ice-skating
  • football
  • skiing
  • tennis
  • volleyball

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