Phonics Fun: Matching Letters and Words Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the first picture together and say its name slowly, stretching out the very first sound so your child can hear it clearly. Ask your child what letter makes that sound and have them write it in the blank space provided. Once the letter is written, have your child say the full word out loud again to confirm it sounds right with that beginning sound. Continue through each picture on the page, encouraging your child to sound out tricky words slowly before writing.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Go on a sound scavenger hunt around the house, finding objects that start with the same letter sounds practiced on the worksheet.
• 2Play an 'I spy' game using only beginning sounds, like 'I spy something that starts with the b sound.'
• 3Practice writing each letter multiple times on a blank sheet while saying a matching word aloud each time.
• 4Sort picture cards or small toys into piles based on their beginning sound.
• 5Read an alphabet book together and pause on each letter to think of another word that starts with the same sound.