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1st Grade Beginning Sounds worksheets

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Beginning Sounds

Grade 1 Reading Worksheet

NameDate

Say the picture's name. Circle the letter it starts with.

1.
- t
- l
- p
2.
- b
- t
- x
3.
- n
- b
- z
4.
- j
- b
- t
5.
- j
- k
- h
6.
- v
- g
- w
7.
- s
- w
- m
8.
- j
- v
- b
9.
- f
- c
- x
10.
- r
- j
- x

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About this worksheet

Hearing the first sound in a word is the first step in connecting sounds to letters, and it is the skill behind sounding out words. On this grade 1 worksheet each box shows a picture, and your child says its name out loud, listens for the first sound and circles the letter that makes it from three choices.

The pictures are not labelled, so the child has to say the word. The wrong letters never sound like the right one, so there is one right answer. Say the word slowly and stretch the first sound: sssun.

What your child will learn

Say the name of a picture slowly
Pick out one sound in a word
Match a sound to its letter
Hear sounds in the beginning, middle and end of words

Common Core standard: RF.1.2.C

Worked example

The picture is a sun. Say it slowly: sssun. The first sound is /s/, so circle s.

Common mistake

Saying the name of the letter instead of its sound, or picking the letter for the last sound.

Helpful hint

Say the word slowly and listen for the very first sound.

Next skill: Ending Sounds

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with beginning sounds?

Saying the name of the letter instead of its sound, or picking the letter for the last sound.

How can I help my child with beginning sounds?

Say the word slowly and listen for the very first sound.

Are these 1st grade reading worksheets free to print?

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