Ages 5–6Literacy9 sheets
Beginning sounds worksheets
Hearing the first sound of a word is the step before reading. The child names each picture out loud, listens for the first sound and writes its letter. Nobody says which letters to colour: the child works them out, and the picture shows whether they heard right.
Worksheets
Sound and Discover
Tips for practising
- Stretch the first sound when you say the word: “sss-un”.
- Say the sound, not the letter name: /m/, not “em”.
- If a picture's name is unclear, agree on the word together before writing.