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