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 “c”? (a) fork (b) cow (c) deer
- 2.Which picture starts like “envelope”? (a) cap (b) cat (c) egg
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) bus (b) dice (c) elephant
- 4.☕ _up — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) e
- 5.✉️ _nvelope — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) d (c) e
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) bed (b) anchor (c) fire
- 7.Which picture starts like “elephant”? (a) apple (b) banana (c) egg
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) five (b) bat (c) apple
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) ambulance (b) dot (c) book
- 10.Which picture starts like “book”? (a) camel (b) coconut (c) bag
- 11.Which picture starts like “envelope”? (a) cake (b) elephant (c) book
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) axe (b) egg (c) fox
- 13.Which picture starts like “dolphin”? (a) ant (b) dot (c) bell
- 14.Which picture starts like “cup”? (a) ambulance (b) bag (c) cake
- 15.Which picture starts like “dice”? (a) anchor (b) dog (c) car
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) cake (b) ant (c) envelope
- 17.Which picture starts like “duck”? (a) dot (b) anchor (c) bat
- 18.Which picture starts like “apple”? (a) anchor (b) bus (c) bed
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) fox (b) ball (c) anchor
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) envelope (b) cow (c) bus
- 21.🐟 _ish — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) d
- 22.🍴 _ork — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) b
- 23.Which picture starts like “bag”? (a) anchor (b) fox (c) bat
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) ambulance (b) car (c) cow
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) bell (b) feet (c) dice
- 26.Which picture starts like “dot”? (a) bus (b) dice (c) fire
- 27.Which picture starts like “cow”? (a) dolphin (b) carrot (c) ball
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) cake (b) banana (c) coconut
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “c”? (a) five (b) ball (c) cat
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) deer (b) cat (c) can
- 31.Which picture starts like “ball”? (a) carrot (b) bell (c) dot
- 32.Which picture starts like “axe”? (a) bag (b) anchor (c) cow
- 33.🐜 _nt — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) b (c) d
- 34.⚫ _ot — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) d
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) ant (b) dolphin (c) ball
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) bat (b) dog (c) egg
- 37.🍌 _anana — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) a (c) b
- 38.🐶 _og — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) d (c) b
- 39.Which picture starts like “door”? (a) axe (b) feet (c) deer
- 40.🐬 _olphin — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) f (c) d
Answer key
- cow
- egg
- elephant
- c
- e
- bed
- egg
- apple
- book
- bag
- elephant
- egg
- dot
- cake
- dog
- envelope
- dot
- anchor
- fox
- bus
- f
- f
- bat
- ambulance
- feet
- dice
- carrot
- banana
- cat
- deer
- bell
- anchor
- a
- d
- ant
- bat
- b
- d
- deer
- d
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