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.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) z (c) f
- 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 3.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 5.Listen to “bus”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
- 6.In “magic”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
- 7.Listen to “cat”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
- 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) g (b) t (c) q
- 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) i (b) o (c) v
- 10.Listen to “nose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
- 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) i (b) n (c) k
- 13.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) u (b) s (c) c
- 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) x (b) t (c) u
- 16.In “rice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
- 17.In “giant”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
- 18.In “elephant”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
- 19.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) l (b) a (c) b
- 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 21.In “dolphin”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
- 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 23.Listen to “cry”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
- 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 26.Listen to “graph”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
- 27.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) b (b) c (c) h
- 28.Listen to “school”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
- 29.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
- 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 31.Listen to “cell”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
- 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
- 34.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
- 35.Listen to “lunch”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
- 36.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
- 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
- 38.In “bus”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
- 39.In “machine”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
- 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
Answer key
- p
- an
- an
- a
- “s”, as in “sun”
- “j”, as in “jam”
- “k”, as in “kite”
- q
- o
- “z”, as in “zoo”
- a
- i
- u
- an
- t
- “s”, as in “sun”
- “j”, as in “jam”
- “f”, as in “fan”
- b
- a
- “f”, as in “fan”
- an
- “eye”, as in “my”
- an
- an
- “f”, as in “fan”
- c
- “k”, as in “kite”
- “z”, as in “zoo”
- an
- “s”, as in “sun”
- an
- a
- “s”, as in “sun”
- “ch”, as in “chin”
- “g”, as in “go”
- an
- “s”, as in “sun”
- “sh”, as in “shop”
- a
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