Letter B Sound Phonics Worksheets - Tree Valley Academy - Free Printable

This is a phonics activity sheet from Tree Valley Academy designed to help children practice identifying words that start with the "B" sound. The instructions say: *"Color the images that begin with a B sound."*

Let’s go through each image and determine which ones start with the "B" sound (not just the letter "B", but the actual beginning sound).

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✔ Images that begin with a B sound:

1. Balloon – *balloons* (yes, starts with B)
2. Bell – *bell* (yes)
3. Bat – *bat* (yes)
4. Bee – *bee* (yes)
5. Bone – *bone* (yes)
6. Baseball – *baseball* (yes)
7. Bear – *bear* (yes)
8. Bed – *bed* (yes)
9. Book – *book* (yes)
10. Bicycle – *bicycle* (yes)
11. Banana – *banana* (yes)
12. Box – *box* (yes)
13. Boot – *boot* (yes)

> These are all items that start with the "B" sound.

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✘ Images that do not begin with a B sound:

1. Sun – starts with S
2. Dice – starts with D
3. Nest – starts with N
4. Glasses – starts with G
5. Flower – starts with F
6. Feather – starts with F
7. Jar of bubbles – "bubbles" starts with B, but the object is usually called a jar, which starts with J.
- However, if you interpret it as “bubbles”, it starts with B — but the image shows a jar and bubbles. Since it's labeled or implied as "bubbles", this might be borderline.
- But in most cases, the focus is on the main object: the jar is not a "B" word.
- So likely not to color unless specifically labeled "bubbles".
8. Frog – starts with F
9. Bathtub – starts with B? Yes! Wait — "bathtub" does start with B!
- But let's check: Bathtub → B sound → YES!

Wait — I missed that earlier.

✔ Bathtub – *bathtub* (starts with B) → YES

Also:
- Box already listed.
- Boot already listed.

But what about:
- Bath – yes, bathtub includes bath → but the object is bathtub, which starts with B → ✔

So bathtub should be included.

Now reconsider jar of bubbles:
- If the picture is showing bubbles, and the intention is for kids to recognize "bubbles", then it starts with B.
- But since the image is a jar with bubbles, and no text, it's ambiguous.
- Most likely, the intended word is bubbles, so we include it.

So:

Final list of images to color (start with B sound):

1. Balloons
2. Bell
3. Bat
4. Bee
5. Bone
6. Baseball
7. Bear
8. Bed
9. Book
10. Bicycle
11. Banana
12. Box
13. Boot
14. Bathtub
15. Bubbles (if interpreted as such)

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🟨 Ambiguous or tricky ones:

- Bubbles – if the image is a jar with bubbles, the main object is the jar (J), but the content is bubbles (B). In educational contexts, if the child is meant to say "bubbles", then it counts.
- Given the context of learning sounds, bubbles is likely intended.
- So include it.

- Bathtub – clearly starts with B → ✔

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✔ Final Answer: Color these images:

- Balloons
- Bell
- Bat
- Bee
- Bone
- Baseball
- Bear
- Bed
- Book
- Bicycle
- Banana
- Box
- Boot
- Bathtub
- Bubbles (if the image is meant to represent bubbles)

> Note: Some images like "sun", "glasses", "frog", "feather", "nest", "dices", etc., do not start with B — so leave them uncolored.

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Summary:

✔ Color these (start with B):
- Balloons
- Bell
- Bat
- Bee
- Bone
- Baseball
- Bear
- Bed
- Book
- Bicycle
- Banana
- Box
- Boot
- Bathtub
- Bubbles (in the jar)

✘ Do NOT color:
- Sun
- Dice
- Nest
- Glasses
- Flower
- Feather
- Jar (if seen as jar)
- Frog
- Open box (if just a box, it's already colored; but "box" is a B word — wait!)

Hold on — there’s an open box at the bottom left.

- Box → starts with B → ✔ Yes, color it.

And bathtub — ✔

So final count: 15 images to color.

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✔ Correct images to color (total 15):

1. Balloons
2. Bell
3. Bat
4. Bee
5. Bone
6. Baseball
7. Bear
8. Bed
9. Book
10. Bicycle
11. Banana
12. Box
13. Boot
14. Bathtub
15. Bubbles (in the jar)

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🔍 Tip for Teaching:

Explain to the child that even though some things are made of other materials (like a jar), if the name of the thing they're thinking of starts with B (e.g., "bubbles"), then it counts.

Also, note that "bathtub" starts with B — don't skip it!

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✔ Final Answer: Color the following images:
- Balloons
- Bell
- Bat
- Bee
- Bone
- Baseball
- Bear
- Bed
- Book
- Bicycle
- Banana
- Box
- Boot
- Bathtub
- Bubbles (in the jar)

These are the 15 images that begin with the B sound.