Hearing the first sound in a word is the first step toward reading, and these free printable beginning sounds worksheets give preschool and kindergarten children 20 playful pages to practise it. Each page works on two letters, A and B right through to Y and Z, so your child says each picture name out loud and circles the letter it starts with.
Every page is a black and white PDF with simple instructions and plenty of space to work, so one page is a complete short activity for preschool and kindergarten children, at home or in the classroom. Print the pages in any order, work through the alphabet two letters at a time, then finish with the mixed reviews, the maze and the board game.
What Is Inside the Beginning Sounds Worksheets Bundle
The 20 pages start with thirteen letter-pair sheets, A and B through to Y and Z, each with six pictures to name and circle: apple and ball, cat and dog, egg and fish, grapes and hat, ice cream and juice, kite and lion, moon and nest, octopus and pig, queen and rabbit, sun and tiger, umbrella and violin, whale and xylophone, yarn and zebra. Then come two mixed reviews, a color and dab page, a cut and paste page, a beginning sounds maze, a matching page and a roll-the-dice board game.
Beginning sounds worksheets like these build phonemic awareness, the listening skill that early reading depends on, along with letter recognition and first-sound spelling. Because the pages are black and white, children can colour them in after finishing, which turns every page into a second quiet activity.
Beginning Sounds A and B Worksheet
Beginning Sounds C and D Worksheet
Beginning Sounds E and F Worksheet
Beginning Sounds G and H Worksheet
Beginning Sounds I and J Worksheet
Beginning Sounds K and L Worksheet
Beginning Sounds M and N Worksheet
Beginning Sounds O and P Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Q and R Worksheet
Beginning Sounds S and T Worksheet
Beginning Sounds U and V Worksheet
Beginning Sounds W and X Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Y and Z Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Mixed Review 1 Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Mixed Review 2 Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Color and Dab Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Cut and Paste Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Maze Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Matching Worksheet
Beginning Sounds Game Worksheet