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 “e”? (a) elephant (b) dog (c) fish
- 2.Which picture starts like “dog”? (a) door (b) bus (c) apple
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) apple (b) book (c) dog
- 4.Which picture starts like “dog”? (a) bed (b) ant (c) dice
- 5.✉️ _nvelope — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) e
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) car (b) bus (c) deer
- 7.Which picture starts like “bag”? (a) axe (b) dog (c) book
- 8.Which picture starts like “cake”? (a) can (b) fire (c) ant
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) axe (b) banana (c) deer
- 10.🍎 _pple — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) a (c) e
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) anchor (b) egg (c) cow
- 12.🎲 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) e
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) dice (b) fork (c) envelope
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) banana (b) fox (c) dog
- 15.Which picture starts like “door”? (a) anchor (b) dolphin (c) box
- 16.📖 _ook — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) f
- 17.Which picture starts like “cap”? (a) door (b) cow (c) fire
- 18.Which picture starts like “bat”? (a) dolphin (b) bed (c) feet
- 19.Which picture starts like “egg”? (a) envelope (b) door (c) fish
- 20.Which picture starts like “fish”? (a) fork (b) bat (c) carrot
- 21.Which picture starts like “fire”? (a) dolphin (b) fox (c) car
- 22.🦊 _ox — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) f
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “c”? (a) duck (b) bus (c) cake
- 24.🥚 _gg — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) e (c) d
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) ball (b) door (c) egg
- 26.Which picture starts like “fox”? (a) fire (b) can (c) elephant
- 27.🪓 _xe — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) e (c) a
- 28.☕ _up — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) e
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) fire (b) egg (c) envelope
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) cow (b) five (c) cat
- 31.🦇 _at — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) b
- 32.Which picture starts like “anchor”? (a) duck (b) fire (c) apple
- 33.Which picture starts like “axe”? (a) five (b) anchor (c) cup
- 34.Which picture starts like “cat”? (a) ambulance (b) five (c) cake
- 35.🔥 _ire — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) f (c) d
- 36.Which picture starts like “box”? (a) bag (b) dice (c) anchor
- 37.Which picture starts like “bed”? (a) bell (b) ant (c) can
- 38.🚌 _us — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) d
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) axe (b) egg (c) fish
- 40.🐬 _olphin — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) f (c) d
Answer key
- elephant
- door
- dog
- dice
- e
- bus
- book
- can
- axe
- a
- egg
- d
- envelope
- fox
- dolphin
- b
- cow
- bed
- envelope
- fork
- fox
- f
- cake
- e
- ball
- fire
- a
- c
- fire
- five
- b
- apple
- anchor
- cake
- f
- bag
- bell
- b
- fish
- d
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