Beginning Sounds Worksheets -Worksheets Library - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each picture with the correct beginning sound letter.

We are given these letters to choose from:
F, P, A, R, C, D, B, M

Now let’s look at each picture and think of the word it represents — then find the first sound (letter) of that word.

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1. Dog → starts with D
→ Match with D

2. Mouse → starts with M
→ Match with M

3. Cat → starts with C
→ Match with C

4. Paw → starts with P
→ Match with P

5. Bed → starts with B
→ Match with B

6. Mug → starts with M… wait! We already used M for mouse? But we have two M’s? Let’s check the letters again.

Wait — looking back at the cut-out letters:
Top row: F, P, A, R
Bottom row: C, D, B, M

That’s 8 letters total. And there are 8 pictures. So each letter is used once.

But “mug” also starts with M — and “mouse” also starts with M. That can’t be right unless one of them isn’t supposed to be M.

Wait — maybe I misidentified a picture?

Let’s list all 8 pictures clearly:

Left column:
- Dog → D
- Cat → C
- Bed → B
- Ant → A

Right column:
- Mouse → M
- Paw → P
- Mug → M ← problem here
- Fox → F

Ah! The last one on bottom right is a fox, not another animal starting with M.

So let’s redo:

Left side:
1. Dog → D
2. Cat → C
3. Bed → B
4. Ant → A

Right side:
5. Mouse → M
6. Paw → P
7. Mug → M ← still conflict!

Wait — maybe “mug” is not the intended word? Or perhaps it’s “cup”? No, it looks like a mug.

Hold on — let’s count the letters again.

Letters available: F, P, A, R, C, D, B, M → 8 letters.

Pictures:

1. Dog → D ✔
2. Mouse → M ✔
3. Cat → C ✔
4. Paw → P ✔
5. Bed → B ✔
6. Mug → ??? If we use M again, we don’t have enough unique letters.

Wait — maybe “mug” is meant to be matched with M, and “mouse” is something else? No, mouse definitely starts with M.

Perhaps I missed a picture? Let’s list them in order as they appear on the worksheet:

Row 1:
- Left: Dog → D
- Right: Mouse → M

Row 2:
- Left: Cat → C
- Right: Paw → P

Row 3:
- Left: Bed → B
- Right: Mug → M ← duplicate?

Row 4:
- Left: Ant → A
- Right: Fox → F

That’s 8 pictures. Letters needed: D, M, C, P, B, M, A, F → but we only have one M in the letter bank.

Problem: Two pictures start with M (mouse and mug), but only one M letter is provided.

Wait — maybe “mug” is not the correct interpretation? Could it be “cup”? Cup starts with C — but C is already taken by cat.

Or maybe it’s “drink”? Starts with D — taken by dog.

Alternatively — perhaps the paw print is not “paw” but “foot”? Foot starts with F — but fox is also F.

This is confusing.

Wait — let’s look again at the right column, third item: it’s a mug with liquid — definitely “mug”.

But we have 8 distinct letters: F, P, A, R, C, D, B, M

And 8 pictures.

Maybe one of the animals is not what I think.

What about the fox? Fox → F ✔

Ant → A ✔

Bed → B ✔

Cat → C ✔

Dog → D ✔

Mouse → M ✔

Paw → P ✔

Then mug must be... what? Is there an R? What starts with R?

Rat? But it’s a mouse, not a rat.

Rhino? No.

Rocket? No.

Wait — maybe the paw print is not “paw” — could it be “print”? Print starts with P — same as paw.

Still doesn’t help.

Another idea: Maybe “mug” is meant to be matched with M, and “mouse” is actually “rat”? But the drawing clearly shows a mouse.

Unless… the letter bank has an R — so maybe one of the pictures is supposed to be “rat”?

Looking at the image description: the second picture on top right is labeled as “mouse”, but if we assume it’s “rat”, then:

Rat → R

Then mug → M

That would work!

Let me verify:

If we change “mouse” to “rat”, then:

- Rat → R
- Mug → M

Then all letters fit:

Dog → D
Rat → R
Cat → C
Paw → P
Bed → B
Mug → M
Ant → A
Fox → F

Letters used: D, R, C, P, B, M, A, F — which matches exactly the given letters: F, P, A, R, C, D, B, M

Yes! That must be it. Probably the drawing is ambiguous or intended to be “rat” even though it looks like a mouse — or perhaps in some contexts it’s called a rat.

In many phonics worksheets, they might use “rat” for the R sound.

So final matching:

Left column:
- Dog → D
- Cat → C
- Bed → B
- Ant → A

Right column:
- Rat (instead of mouse) → R
- Paw → P
- Mug → M
- Fox → F

All letters accounted for.

Therefore, the correct pairings are:

Dog - D
Cat - C
Bed - B
Ant - A
Rat - R
Paw - P
Mug - M
Fox - F

Now, since the student needs to paste the letters next to the pictures, we assign each letter to its corresponding picture.

Final Answer:

Dog → D
Cat → C
Bed → B
Ant → A
Mouse/Rat → R (assuming it's rat for R sound)
Paw → P
Mug → M
Fox → F

But to be precise based on standard interpretation and letter availability, we’ll go with:

The picture that looks like a mouse should be matched with R (as "rat"), and the mug with M.

So the answers per position:

Top left (dog): D
Top right (mouse/rat): R
Second left (cat): C
Second right (paw): P
Third left (bed): B
Third right (mug): M
Bottom left (ant): A
Bottom right (fox): F

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Final Answer:
Dog: D
Cat: C
Bed: B
Ant: A
Mouse (interpreted as Rat): R
Paw: P
Mug: M
Fox: F