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.🎲 _ice — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) d
- 2.Which picture starts like “feet”? (a) cap (b) banana (c) fox
- 3.5️⃣ _ive — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) f
- 4.Which picture starts like “bus”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) bell
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) ant (b) bus (c) fire
- 6.Which picture starts like “dog”? (a) box (b) fire (c) dice
- 7.🍌 _anana — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) b
- 8.🪓 _xe — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) b (c) e
- 9.Which picture starts like “egg”? (a) deer (b) box (c) elephant
- 10.🥚 _gg — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) f (c) c
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) axe (b) egg (c) dot
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) five (b) car (c) door
- 13.Which picture starts like “axe”? (a) dolphin (b) ant (c) elephant
- 14.Which picture starts like “cup”? (a) apple (b) fox (c) car
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “c”? (a) bell (b) cake (c) dog
- 16.Which picture starts like “feet”? (a) axe (b) cake (c) fork
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “f”? (a) bus (b) bat (c) fox
- 18.Which picture starts like “duck”? (a) dice (b) car (c) egg
- 19.🐶 _og — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) b (c) d
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) dog (b) bed (c) elephant
- 21.Which picture starts like “dog”? (a) car (b) bat (c) door
- 22.🐬 _olphin — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) d (c) c
- 23.Which picture starts like “dolphin”? (a) book (b) deer (c) ball
- 24.Which picture starts like “axe”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) apple
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “e”? (a) dice (b) dog (c) envelope
- 26.🐜 _nt — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) c (c) d
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) camel (b) ball (c) anchor
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) bed
- 29.🍎 _pple — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) a
- 30.🐟 _ish — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) f (c) e
- 31.Which picture starts like “envelope”? (a) elephant (b) can (c) cat
- 32.⚓ _nchor — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) c (c) f
- 33.Which picture starts like “carrot”? (a) ambulance (b) door (c) coconut
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) dice (b) axe (c) can
- 35.🧢 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) f
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “a”? (a) bell (b) ball (c) apple
- 37.Which picture starts like “bus”? (a) fish (b) ball (c) duck
- 38.🦇 _at — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) d (c) b
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) cup (b) apple (c) bat
- 40.🚑 _mbulance — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) d (c) b
Answer key
- d
- fox
- f
- bell
- ant
- dice
- b
- a
- elephant
- e
- dot
- door
- ant
- car
- cake
- fork
- fox
- dice
- d
- elephant
- door
- d
- deer
- apple
- envelope
- a
- ball
- anchor
- a
- f
- elephant
- a
- coconut
- axe
- c
- apple
- ball
- b
- bat
- a
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