Guess The Beginning Sound - Worksheet Digital - Free Printable

This worksheet is titled "Guess The Beginning Sound", and it's designed to help children practice identifying the initial (beginning) sound of words based on pictures.

Each row contains five images, and below each image is a blank box where the child should write the beginning letter or sound of the word that matches the picture.

Let’s go through each image and determine the beginning sound:

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First Row:

1. Couch
- Word: *couch*
- Beginning sound: /k/ → represented by the letter C
✔ Answer: C

2. Apple
- Word: *apple*
- Beginning sound: /æ/ → represented by the letter A
✔ Answer: A

3. Rocket
- Word: *rocket*
- Beginning sound: /r/ → represented by the letter R
✔ Answer: R

4. Pencil
- Word: *pencil*
- Beginning sound: /p/ → represented by the letter P
✔ Answer: P

5. Car
- Word: *car*
- Beginning sound: /k/ → represented by the letter C
✔ Answer: C

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Second Row:

6. Lock
- Word: *lock*
- Beginning sound: /l/ → represented by the letter L
✔ Answer: L

7. Feather
- Word: *feather*
- Beginning sound: /f/ → represented by the letter F
✔ Answer: F

8. Soccer ball
- Word: *soccer* or *ball* — but we look at the object as "soccer ball", so the first sound is /s/
- Beginning sound: /s/ → represented by the letter S
✔ Answer: S

9. Broom
- Word: *broom*
- Beginning sound: /b/ → represented by the letter B
✔ Answer: B

10. Crab
- Word: *crab*
- Beginning sound: /k/ → represented by the letter C (even though it starts with "cr", the initial sound is /k/)
✔ Answer: C

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✔ Final Answers (from left to right):

Row 1:
- Couch → C
- Apple → A
- Rocket → R
- Pencil → P
- Car → C

Row 2:
- Lock → L
- Feather → F
- Soccer ball → S
- Broom → B
- Crab → C

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📝 How to Use This Worksheet:

- Children should look at each picture.
- Say the name of the object aloud.
- Identify the first sound in the word.
- Write the corresponding letter in the box below.

This activity helps build phonemic awareness, which is essential for early reading skills.

Let me know if you'd like a printable version or a version with letters filled in!