Kindergarten Beginning Sounds Worksheet with illustrations and letter choices for phonics practice.

Let’s go through each box one by one to find the correct beginning sound for each word.

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Box 1: Cat + “at” → _at

- The picture is a cat.
- The word is “cat”, which ends with “at”.
- So we need the letter that makes the “c” sound at the start.
- Options: r, b, c → “c” is correct.

✔ Answer: c

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Box 2: Cup + “up” → _up

- The picture is a cup.
- The word is “cup”, which ends with “up”.
- We need the letter that makes the “c” sound? Wait — actually, “cup” starts with “c”? No! It starts with “c”? Let’s think again.

Wait — “cup” starts with the “c” sound? Actually, no — it starts with the “k” sound, but spelled with “c”. But looking at options: t, c, p.

Actually, “cup” starts with “c” — yes, in spelling it’s “c-u-p”.

But let’s check: Is there a better fit? “tup”? No. “pup”? That’s a dog. “cup” is correct.

So answer should be c? But wait — look again.

Hold on — maybe I misread. The word is “up”, and we’re adding the first letter to make the full word.

Picture = cup → so word is “cup” → first letter is “c”.

Options: t, c, p → “c” is correct.

✔ Answer: c

Wait — but let me double-check. Maybe the worksheet expects “c” for cup? Yes.

But hold on — in some fonts or contexts, people might confuse, but no — “cup” starts with “c”.

Actually — wait! I think I made a mistake.

Look again: The word written is “up”, and we are to add the beginning letter to make the word match the picture.

Picture: cup → so word should be “cup” → so beginning letter is “c”.

Yes.

But let’s check other boxes to confirm pattern.

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Box 3: Jar + “ar” → _ar

- Picture: jar
- Word: “jar” → ends with “ar”
- So first letter is “j”
- Options: j, d, e → “j” is correct

✔ Answer: j

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Box 4: Sun + “un” → _un

- Picture: sun
- Word: “sun” → ends with “un”
- First letter: “s”
- Options: b, r, s → “s” is correct

✔ Answer: s

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Box 5: Frog + “rog” → _rog

- Picture: frog
- Word: “frog” → ends with “rog”
- First letter: “f”
- Options: c, f, s → “f” is correct

✔ Answer: f

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Box 6: Bird + “ird” → _ird

- Picture: bird
- Word: “bird” → ends with “ird”
- First letter: “b”
- Options: b, l, d → “b” is correct

✔ Answer: b

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Now let’s recheck Box 2 — Cup + “up”

If the word is “cup”, then first letter is “c”. But let’s see if any other option could work.

“tup” — not a common word (maybe in poetry, but not for kindergarten)

“pup” — that’s a puppy — different picture

So “cup” → “c” is correct.

But wait — I recall that in some worksheets, they might use “c” for “cup”, but let me think phonetically.

Actually — here’s a thought: In English, “cup” starts with the /k/ sound, which can be spelled with “c” or “k”. Since “c” is an option, and it’s the correct spelling, it should be “c”.

But let me check online or standard knowledge — yes, “cup” is spelled with “c”.

However — I just noticed something: In the first box, “cat” uses “c”, which is correct.

In box 2, if we choose “c”, then “cup” — correct.

But wait — maybe the worksheet has a trick? Let me look again.

Actually — I think I made a mistake in Box 2.

The word is “up”, and the picture is a cup. So we are to write the letter that goes before “up” to make “cup”.

Yes — so “c” + “up” = “cup”

Correct.

But let me see the options again: t, c, p

“tup” — not standard

“pup” — different meaning

So “c” is correct.

But I recall that in some early reading materials, they might avoid “c” because it can make /s/ or /k/, but in this case, it’s clear.

Alternatively — is it possible that the intended answer is “c”? Yes.

But let me think differently — perhaps the worksheet expects the sound, not the letter? But the instruction says “dot and write the beginning sound”, and the options are letters.

So we choose the letter that represents the beginning sound.

For “cup”, beginning sound is /k/, which is represented by “c” in this context.

Yes.

But wait — I just realized: In Box 1, “cat” — “c” is used, which makes /k/ sound.

Similarly, “cup” — “c” makes /k/ sound.

So consistent.

Therefore, all answers:

1. c
2. c
3. j
4. s
5. f
6. b

But let me write them in order as per the worksheet layout.

Worksheet has 6 boxes:

Top row: cat (c), cup (c)
Middle row: jar (j), sun (s)
Bottom row: frog (f), bird (b)

Yes.

Final Answers:

- First box (cat): c
- Second box (cup): c
- Third box (jar): j
- Fourth box (sun): s
- Fifth box (frog): f
- Sixth box (bird): b

I think that’s correct.

But just to be thorough, let’s consider if “cup” could be “p” — no, “pup” is not a cup.

Or “t” — “tup” is not standard.

So yes.

Final Answer:
c, c, j, s, f, b

But since the worksheet likely expects them in order, and perhaps listed per box, but the user didn’t specify how to present, but since it’s multiple parts, I’ll list them in order.

Actually, looking back, the instruction is to solve the problem, and the problem has six parts.

So I’ll provide the six answers in order.

Final Answer:
c, c, j, s, f, b