Beginning Sounds

This educational worksheet is designed to help young learners develop phonemic awareness by focusing on beginning sounds in words. It is suitable for early childhood education, particularly for preschoolers, kindergarteners, or early elementary students who are learning to identify the initial letter sounds of common words and objects.

Objective:

Students will:

• Identify the beginning sound of each word represented by a picture.
• Match each picture to the corresponding uppercase letter that represents the first sound in the picture’s name.

Instructions:

• Learners are provided with six images of familiar objects or animals arranged vertically on the left side of the worksheet.
• On the right side, there are six uppercase letters (A, B, C, D, E, F) listed in order.
• Students are instructed to match each image to the correct letter by drawing a line or mentally connecting the image with the letter that corresponds to the beginning sound of the object shown.

Example:

1. Apple – Beginning sound: A (match with letter A)

Skills Developed:

• Phonemic awareness: Recognizing and isolating beginning sounds in words.
• Letter recognition: Identifying uppercase letters and connecting them with their corresponding sounds.
• Vocabulary building: Learning and reinforcing the names of everyday animals and objects.
• Fine motor skills (if printed and completed by drawing lines).

Educational Use:

• This worksheet can be used as a classroom activity, homework assignment, or part of a phonics lesson.
• It is ideal for individual, pair, or small group work, and can also serve as an assessment tool for teachers to evaluate a child's understanding of beginning sounds.