Preview: Letter Sounds
🔊 What's the First Sound?
Say the picture name out loud, then listen for the first sound. Write the letter that makes that sound!
Write the First Letter
🐶 ___ dog 🥚 ___ egg 🐟 ___ fish
🐑 ___ goat 🏠 ___ house 🍦 ___ ice cream
Circle the Correct Letter
🐳 whale → W or V | 🐻 bear → B or P
📌 Also try: CVC Words Blending — blend sounds together to read words
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About This Letter Sounds Phonics Worksheet
This free printable letter sounds phonics worksheet helps Pre-K and Kindergarten students identify the initial phoneme in spoken words. Each item shows a picture clue — students say the word aloud, isolate the first sound, and write or circle the matching letter. Aligned to CCSS RF.K.2d: isolate and pronounce the initial sounds in words.
What Students Will Learn
Students will build phonemic awareness by identifying beginning sounds in familiar words, associate letters with their most common sounds, and develop sound-isolation skills needed for reading CVC words.
How Teachers Can Use This Worksheet
- Daily warm-up: Focus on 3–4 letters per session, saying picture names together as a class.
- Literacy center: Place in a dry-erase sleeve with magnetic letters for hands-on practice.
Skills Covered
letter sounds · blending · decoding · phonemic awareness · word recognition