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Preschool Letter Sounds A to E worksheets

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Letter Sounds A to E

Preschool Spelling Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the letter that each picture starts with.

1.
- b
- a
- e
2.
- b
- a
- e
3.
- a
- b
- c
4.
- d
- e
- a
5.
- a
- d
- e
6.
- a
- b
- e

Preschool Letter Sounds A to E worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

A child who can sing the alphabet still has to discover that each letter stands for a sound inside words she already says every day. This page makes that link for the first five letters, and it makes it without asking her to read anything. She sees one letter card and three or four pictures, and she answers by pointing. The grown-up says the letter, says its sound, and names each picture aloud, so the whole activity happens in speech. The gentlest version shows the capital on its own with three pictures.

The next shows the capital and small letter together with four pictures. The hardest shows only the small letter, and one of the wrong pictures starts with a sound that is easy to mix up, such as short A and short E. Short A and short E are the hardest sounds in the alphabet, so go slowly and let her say each picture's name herself before she points. Watch whether your child stretches the beginning of each name before she points, and if she does not, stretch it once for her and then wait.

What your child will learn

Link the letters A, B, C, D, and E to the sounds they stand for
Choose a picture by its beginning sound rather than by its letter name
Reject a picture that begins with a different sound
Tell short A from short E when they sound nearly alike

Head Start ELOF standard: P-LIT 3, RF.K.3.A

Worked example

The card shows B. Name the pictures together: ball, sun, cat. Ball begins with the sound B says, /b/, so ball is the answer.

Common mistake

Answering with the letter's name instead of its sound. A child who says "bee" for B is looking for a word that starts like the name, not like /b/.

Helpful hint

Say each picture's name out loud, then say only its first little sound.

Next skill: Letter Sounds F to J

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with letter sounds a to e?

Answering with the letter's name instead of its sound. A child who says "bee" for B is looking for a word that starts like the name, not like /b/.

How can I help my child with letter sounds a to e?

Say each picture's name out loud, then say only its first little sound.

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