Phonic Sounds Worksheet: Circle the Picture That Starts with the Alphabet Sound!
This worksheet reinforces beginning-sound recognition for children ages 4-5 by presenting a letter at the start of each row and asking them to find the one picture among several that begins with that same sound. Because each row contains multiple pictures, children must test several beginning sounds against the target letter before settling on the correct one, which builds more precise listening skills than simpler one-picture matching tasks. This process also strengthens the letter-sound mapping that underlies early decoding.
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Curriculum
- Phonics - Letter Sounds > Beginning Sounds
How to use this worksheet
Look at the letter shown at the start of the first row and practice saying its sound together. Say the name of each picture in that row slowly, listening carefully to the very first sound of each word. Ask your child to circle the one picture whose name begins with the same sound as the letter shown. Move through each remaining row the same way, always saying the letter sound first before checking the pictures.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Have the child draw their own pictures that start with each letter.
- 2Practice writing the letters.
- 3Play an 'odd one out' game where you say three words, two matching a sound and one not, for your child to spot.
- 4Make a simple sound-sorting box, dropping small objects into bins labeled with different letters.
- 5Go on a hunt through a book for words that start with a chosen letter sound.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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