Circle & colorPre-K–K
Beginning Sounds: B
Identify the beginning sound in simple picture words.
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Free Printable Beginning Sounds Worksheets
Free beginning sounds worksheets for preschool and kindergarten learners. Match, circle, and write the first sound in familiar words.
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Free Beginning sounds Worksheets
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Start with one sound at a time: say the picture word, choose the letter, and then check the page together.
Match picturesPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match
Connect each picture to the letter that starts its name.
Fill first soundK
Beginning Sounds: Missing Letters
Complete simple picture words by writing the first letter.
Write the first soundK
Beginning Sounds: Write the Letter
Say each picture word and practice writing its first letter.
Color the answerK
Beginning Sounds: Color the Letter
Choose the beginning letter that matches each picture word.
Find and circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find and Circle
Find pictures that begin with the target /b/ sound.
Cut and sortK
Beginning Sounds: Cut and Paste
Cut out the pictures and place them under the correct first letter.
Picture sortK
Beginning Sounds: Picture Sort
Sort familiar pictures by the beginning sounds B, M, and S.
Sound sortK
Beginning Sounds: Sound Sort
Sort pictures by their first sound: B, C, or F.
Choose a letterPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: B or M
Choose the beginning sound in each picture word.
Choose a letterPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: S or C
Choose the beginning sound in each picture word.
Choose a letterPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Choose a Letter
Choose the letter that starts each familiar picture word.
Circle the answerPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: First Letter
Circle the first letter in each picture word.
Find and circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Picture Hunt
Find pictures that begin with the target sound.
Picture huntPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: M and S
Find and review pictures that begin with M or S.
Picture reviewPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Review
Review first sounds in familiar picture words.
Circle the first letterPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: A, C, F
Hear the first sound in apple, car, fish, and other familiar picture words.
Circle the first letterPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: D, H, L
Listen for D, H, and L in animal, home, and classroom picture words.
Circle the first letterPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: B, M, S
Practice the first sounds in bee, moon, sun, and more picture words.
Circle the first letterPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: T, R, P
Connect T, R, and P to the first sounds in familiar picture words.
Missing beginning lettersPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Missing A, B, T
Complete picture words by writing the first letter you hear.
Missing beginning lettersPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Missing H, P, R
Say each picture word and write its missing beginning sound.
Missing beginning lettersPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Missing L, D, S
Use the picture clue to complete each word with its first letter.
Match beginning soundsPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match 2
Draw a line from each picture to the letter that starts its name.
Match beginning soundsPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match 3
Review first-sound matching with a fresh set of picture words.
Match picturesPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match the Letter
Match each picture to the letter that starts its name: B, C, D, F, H.
Match picturesPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match the Letter — Set 2
Match each picture to the letter that starts its name: A, M, P, S, T.
Match picturesPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match the Letter — Set 3
Match each picture to the letter that starts its name: B, C, M, R, S.
Match picturesPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match the Letter — Set 4
Match each picture to the letter that starts its name: E, G, I, J, K.
Match picturesPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match the Letter — Set 5
Match each picture to the letter that starts its name: L, N, O, Q, U.
Match picturesPre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Match the Letter — Set 6
Match each picture to the letter that starts its name: V, W, Y, Z.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /b/
Say each picture name and circle the ones that begin with /b/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /k/ (C words)
Circle the pictures that begin with /k/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /f/
Circle the pictures that begin with /f/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /s/
Circle the pictures that begin with /s/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /m/
Circle the pictures that begin with /m/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /l/
Circle the pictures that begin with /l/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /g/
Circle the pictures that begin with /g/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /j/
Circle the pictures that begin with /j/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /k/ (K words)
Circle the pictures that begin with /k/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /n/
Circle the pictures that begin with /n/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /o/
Circle the pictures that begin with /o/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /p/
Circle the pictures that begin with /p/.
Find & circlePre-K to K
Beginning Sounds: Find & Circle — /v/
Circle the pictures that begin with /v/.
Why this collection works
Small practice with a clear purpose.
Beginning sounds help children connect what they hear at the start of a word to a printed letter. These pages use familiar picture words and short choices so learners can say the word, stretch the first sound, and make a decision. They are useful for preschool and kindergarten phonemic-awareness practice, especially when a child is ready to move from oral sound games into early reading and writing.
Skills practiced
What learners are building.
Each page keeps the response manageable while giving children a chance to hear, say, read, or write the target skill.
- Initial phoneme isolation
- Letter-sound matching
- Picture vocabulary
- Early writing
How to use the pages
Print one. Practice together.
- 1
Say each picture word slowly.
- 2
Ask which sound comes first before showing the letters.
- 3
Have the learner point, circle, or write the beginning letter.
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