Letter Names and Sounds Worksheet
How to say it (A letter’s name is not always its sound): c says s before e, i, y (city, ice); otherwise k (cat, cup). g often says j before e, i, y (giant, page); otherwise g (goat). Some words break the rule: gift, girl. Short forms: say the first letter’s NAME. A vowel sound → an (an MBA, an FIR, an X-ray); a consonant sound → a (a UFO, a TV).
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- 1.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 2.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
- 3.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) s (b) a (c) b
- 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) m (b) t (c) c
- 5.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
- 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 8.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
- 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) k (b) o (c) c
- 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) b (b) f (c) u
- 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 13.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) j (b) c (c) x
- 14.Listen to “sit”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
- 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 16.In “cat”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
- 17.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) b (b) u (c) e
- 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 22.In “girl”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
- 23.In “graph”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
- 24.Listen to “nose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
- 25.Listen to “sun”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
- 26.Listen to “rose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
- 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) e (b) z (c) c
- 30.In “giraffe”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
- 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 32.Listen to “graph”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
- 33.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) j (b) l (c) q
- 34.Listen to “funny”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
- 35.Listen to “my”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
- 36.In “yellow”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
- 37.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
- 38.Listen to “machine”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
- 39.Listen to “sure”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
- 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
Answer key
- a
- “s”, as in “sun”
- b
- t
- “z”, as in “zoo”
- a
- an
- “ch”, as in “chin”
- o
- an
- u
- a
- j
- “s”, as in “sun”
- an
- “k”, as in “kite”
- u
- an
- an
- an
- an
- “g”, as in “go”
- “f”, as in “fan”
- “z”, as in “zoo”
- “s”, as in “sun”
- “z”, as in “zoo”
- an
- a
- c
- “j”, as in “jam”
- an
- “f”, as in “fan”
- q
- “ee”, as in “see”
- “eye”, as in “my”
- “y”, as in “yes”
- “k”, as in “kite”
- “sh”, as in “shop”
- “sh”, as in “shop”
- an
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