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.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) fox (b) bag (c) anchor
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) dice (b) dog (c) fox
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) bat (b) fork (c) cup
- 4.Which picture starts like “bat”? (a) dice (b) banana (c) door
- 5.Which picture starts like “axe”? (a) egg (b) fox (c) ambulance
- 6.Which picture starts like “ant”? (a) axe (b) elephant (c) cow
- 7.Which picture starts like “coconut”? (a) door (b) feet (c) can
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) anchor (b) door (c) ambulance
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) cow (b) fox (c) ball
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) ant (b) envelope (c) cow
- 11.Which picture starts like “apple”? (a) five (b) ant (c) ball
- 12.Which picture starts like “egg”? (a) camel (b) ant (c) envelope
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) apple (b) bat (c) dot
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) book (b) anchor (c) elephant
- 15.🦇 _at — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) d (c) b
- 16.👜 _ag — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) e
- 17.Which picture starts like “fork”? (a) door (b) dice (c) fish
- 18.Which picture starts like “fox”? (a) ambulance (b) feet (c) elephant
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “c”? (a) deer (b) can (c) dolphin
- 20.Which picture starts like “coconut”? (a) box (b) ambulance (c) cup
- 21.🧢 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) b
- 22.Which picture starts like “banana”? (a) dolphin (b) bell (c) cup
- 23.Which picture starts like “bed”? (a) deer (b) dog (c) bag
- 24.Which picture starts like “dog”? (a) duck (b) banana (c) anchor
- 25.🚪 _oor — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) f
- 26.Which picture starts like “bat”? (a) envelope (b) car (c) bed
- 27.🦊 _ox — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) f (c) d
- 28.🚑 _mbulance — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) e (c) a
- 29.🐘 _lephant — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) c (c) a
- 30.Which picture starts like “box”? (a) egg (b) ant (c) ball
- 31.🐶 _og — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) d (c) e
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) cow (b) ambulance (c) elephant
- 33.🪓 _xe — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) a (c) d
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) envelope (b) cake (c) fish
- 35.⚽ _all — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) e
- 36.✉️ _nvelope — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) e (c) d
- 37.Which picture starts like “anchor”? (a) ambulance (b) book (c) camel
- 38.Which picture starts like “axe”? (a) door (b) ant (c) fork
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) can (b) bus (c) egg
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) dog (b) box (c) cup
Answer key
- anchor
- fox
- fork
- banana
- ambulance
- axe
- can
- door
- ball
- ant
- ant
- envelope
- apple
- book
- b
- b
- fish
- feet
- can
- cup
- c
- bell
- bag
- duck
- d
- bed
- f
- a
- e
- ball
- d
- elephant
- a
- fish
- b
- e
- ambulance
- ant
- egg
- dog
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