Phonics Fun: Match the Letter to the Object Worksheet
This worksheet asks children to connect a printed letter to a picture whose name starts with that letter's sound, then reinforces the connection a second time through color-coded circles, a repetition that research on phonics instruction shows helps move sound-letter pairs from short-term recognition into lasting memory. For four and five year olds, this dual task also builds sustained attention across a slightly longer worksheet than a single matching exercise.
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Curriculum
- Phonics - Letter Sounds > Beginning Sounds
How to use this worksheet
Look at the letters on one side of the page and the pictures on the other, saying each letter's sound and each picture's name out loud together. Have your child draw a line connecting each letter to the picture that begins with that same sound, checking one pair before moving to the next. Afterward, go back through the pictures and have them color the circle showing the starting letter of each object, saying the letter name as they color. Review the finished page together, asking your child to point to and name a few of the letter-object pairs.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Search the house for objects that start with each letter on the page and add them to a running list.
- 2Practice writing each of the matched letters on paper or in a sensory tray of rice or sand.
- 3Play an 'I Spy' game using only the beginning sound: 'I spy something that starts with B.'
- 4Create simple flashcards pairing each letter with a photo cut from a magazine.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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