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 “f”? (a) door (b) banana (c) five
- 2.Which picture starts like “five”? (a) feet (b) ambulance (c) dolphin
- 3.Which picture starts like “book”? (a) ant (b) dice (c) bed
- 4.Which picture starts like “apple”? (a) axe (b) fire (c) deer
- 5.Which picture starts like “ant”? (a) dice (b) ambulance (c) book
- 6.Which picture starts like “egg”? (a) fox (b) axe (c) elephant
- 7.Which picture starts like “ant”? (a) cow (b) feet (c) apple
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) feet (b) banana (c) door
- 9.Which picture starts like “fish”? (a) carrot (b) ant (c) feet
- 10.Which picture starts like “book”? (a) ball (b) carrot (c) fish
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “c”? (a) can (b) deer (c) fish
- 12.Which picture starts like “banana”? (a) dot (b) ant (c) book
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) fish (b) anchor (c) dog
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) cow (b) five (c) ball
- 15.🦶 _eet — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) d (c) f
- 16.🥕 _arrot — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) c (c) e
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) egg (b) dice (c) ant
- 18.Which picture starts like “fox”? (a) coconut (b) camel (c) feet
- 19.Which picture starts like “camel”? (a) car (b) axe (c) ant
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) bag (b) camel (c) fork
- 21.🪓 _xe — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) a (c) d
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) dice
- 23.Which picture starts like “envelope”? (a) dog (b) egg (c) box
- 24.🍌 _anana — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) a (c) b
- 25.Which picture starts like “ball”? (a) coconut (b) anchor (c) bus
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) cup (b) ball (c) ambulance
- 27.🥚 _gg — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) f
- 28.Which picture starts like “elephant”? (a) bag (b) egg (c) fox
- 29.⚓ _nchor — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) a (c) e
- 30.Which picture starts like “axe”? (a) anchor (b) egg (c) envelope
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) apple (b) bag (c) dolphin
- 32.Which picture starts like “bat”? (a) cup (b) door (c) ball
- 33.Which picture starts like “duck”? (a) dice (b) envelope (c) ball
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) banana (b) bat (c) dog
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) fox (b) deer (c) bat
- 36.🛏️ _ed — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) b (c) d
- 37.🔥 _ire — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) f
- 38.📦 _ox — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) c (c) b
- 39.Which picture starts like “fork”? (a) apple (b) feet (c) bed
- 40.☕ _up — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) c (c) b
Answer key
- five
- feet
- bed
- axe
- ambulance
- elephant
- apple
- door
- feet
- ball
- can
- book
- fish
- ball
- f
- c
- ant
- feet
- car
- fork
- a
- anchor
- egg
- b
- bus
- ambulance
- e
- egg
- a
- anchor
- dolphin
- ball
- dice
- dog
- bat
- b
- f
- b
- feet
- c
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