Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (a–f)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly, stretching the start: b… ball. The first sound you hear tells you the first letter: ball starts with b. Words that start with the same sound start alike: ball, bus, bat. (c and k can make the same sound: cat, kite.)
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- 1.🔔 _ell — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) e (c) b
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) dog (b) anchor (c) fish
- 3.🦶 _eet — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) e (c) f
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) axe (b) fox (c) coconut
- 5.🚑 _mbulance — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) d
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) envelope (b) fire (c) banana
- 7.🦊 _ox — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) e
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) cake (b) fire (c) cap
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) door (b) elephant (c) envelope
- 10.Which picture starts like “envelope”? (a) bell (b) elephant (c) axe
- 11.🎂 _ake — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) d
- 12.Which picture starts like “banana”? (a) apple (b) car (c) bat
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) fox (b) bat (c) anchor
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) ambulance (b) envelope (c) dot
- 15.🐟 _ish — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) f (c) b
- 16.⚫ _ot — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) a
- 17.🐘 _lephant — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) b (c) e
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) dot (b) duck (c) apple
- 19.Which picture starts like “bed”? (a) cap (b) box (c) elephant
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) ant (b) bus (c) car
- 21.🎲 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) a (c) b
- 22.Which picture starts like “carrot”? (a) cat (b) envelope (c) five
- 23.Which picture starts like “cup”? (a) fox (b) cat (c) dice
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “c”? (a) dog (b) ball (c) camel
- 25.🐱 _at — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) a
- 26.🍎 _pple — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) d
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) fire (b) dolphin (c) ambulance
- 28.Which picture starts like “envelope”? (a) can (b) door (c) egg
- 29.Which picture starts like “bat”? (a) fire (b) bell (c) dice
- 30.Which picture starts like “fish”? (a) bat (b) fox (c) deer
- 31.Which picture starts like “egg”? (a) cow (b) bus (c) envelope
- 32.Which picture starts like “anchor”? (a) ambulance (b) door (c) dolphin
- 33.Which picture starts like “can”? (a) ant (b) ambulance (c) camel
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) bat (b) five (c) elephant
- 35.Which picture starts like “bell”? (a) ball (b) car (c) ambulance
- 36.5️⃣ _ive — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) a
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) can (b) cow (c) ant
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) apple (b) elephant (c) fox
- 39.Which picture starts like “dolphin”? (a) bus (b) fish (c) door
- 40.Which picture starts like “cap”? (a) carrot (b) fish (c) deer
Answer key
- b
- anchor
- f
- axe
- a
- banana
- f
- fire
- door
- elephant
- c
- bat
- bat
- envelope
- f
- d
- e
- apple
- box
- bus
- d
- cat
- cat
- camel
- c
- a
- dolphin
- egg
- bell
- fox
- envelope
- ambulance
- camel
- five
- ball
- f
- ant
- elephant
- door
- carrot
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