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Preschool Letter Sounds P to T worksheets

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Letter Sounds P to T

Preschool Spelling Worksheet

Circle the letter that each picture starts with.

1.
- p
- s
- r
2.
- s
- q
- r
3.
- s
- r
- t
4.
- s
- p
- r
5.
- r
- s
- t
6.
- t
- p
- r

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

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, the grown-up's line supplies the honest version of the sound, and the Q picture is a queen.

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

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

Worked example

The card shows Q. Say the pictures: queen, pig, tree. Queen begins /kw/, the sound Q and U make together, so queen 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.

Next skill: Letter Sounds U to Z Earlier: Letter Sounds K to O

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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