Preschool - Spelling

Preschool Letter Sounds P to T Picture Activity

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Letter Sounds P to T

Preschool - Spelling - On Level

Worksheet 1

  1. Two of these start with P. Which one does not?

    Read aloud: P says /p/. Name all three pictures together. Two of them begin with /p/. Point to the one that does not.

    A card showing the letters P and p.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.Pp

  2. Two of these start with Q. Which one does not?

    Read aloud: Q says /kw/. Name all three pictures together. Two of them begin with /kw/. Point to the one that does not.

    A card showing the letters Q and q.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.Qq

  3. Which picture starts with R and not Q?

    Read aloud: R says /r/. Q says /kw/. Name each picture, then point to the one that begins with /r/.

    A card showing the letters R and Q.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.RQ

  4. Two of these start with S. Which one does not?

    Read aloud: S says /s/. Name all three pictures together. Two of them begin with /s/. Point to the one that does not.

    A card showing the letters S and s.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.Ss

  5. Two of these start with T. Which one does not?

    Read aloud: T says /t/. Name all three pictures together. Two of them begin with /t/. Point to the one that does not.

    A card showing the letters T and t.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.Tt

  6. Which picture starts with P and not R?

    Read aloud: P says /p/. R says /r/. Name each picture, then point to the one that begins with /p/.

    A card showing the letters P and R.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.PR
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About this worksheet

Q is the letter this group has to get right. Q almost never works alone in English: it travels with U, and the pair says /kw/, which is two sounds run together. A worksheet that keys queen to a single Q sound is teaching something untrue, and a child who answers K is hearing the word correctly. So the questions here ask which picture starts with the LETTER Q, and the grown-up's line supplies the honest version of the sound. The rest of the group is easier ground. P and T are quick sounds that stop as soon as they start, while S and R can be held for as long as a breath lasts, and that contrast is worth pointing out: some sounds you can sing and some you cannot. Every answer is a picture, so a child answers with a finger and never has to read.

What your child will learn

  • Match P, Q, R, S, and T to pictures that begin with them
  • Learn that Q and U work together and say /kw/
  • Notice which sounds can be held and which stop at once
  • Turn down a picture that begins with a different letter

Worked example

The card shows Q. Say the pictures: quilt, pig, tree. Quilt begins /kw/, the sound Q and U make together, so quilt is the answer.

Common mistake

Marking K wrong when a child hears /k/ at the front of queen. She is hearing the word correctly; what she has not met yet is the qu- pair.

Helpful hint

Hold the sounds you can hold, and cut the quick ones off sharply.

Letter Sounds K to OLetter Sounds U to Z

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with letter sounds p to t?
Marking K wrong when a child hears /k/ at the front of queen. She is hearing the word correctly; what she has not met yet is the qu- pair.
How can I help my child with letter sounds p to t?
Hold the sounds you can hold, and cut the quick ones off sharply.
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