Start-the-Word: Beginning Sound Recognition for KG

This KG worksheet helps young learners identify and fill in the correct beginning sounds for simple CVC and sight words. On page 3, children use a starting-letter bank (j, c, p, p, m, h, r, h, d, t) to complete words such as _at, _op, _an, _ug, _en, _ar, _ed, _it, _og, _ub. Learners also build phonemic awareness by deciding whether words begin with the correct letters (page 4) and selecting correct starting letters from multiple-choice options supported by pictures (pages 5–6). The worksheet ends with a writing section where children create words beginning with letters c, p, t, b, m, s, r, l, d, g, guided by visual prompts (pages 7–8). 

Why Beginning Letter Sounds Matter? 

Beginning-sound recognition is a core phonics skill that helps early learners: 
1. Decode new words more efficiently. 
2. Connect sounds to print during reading. 
3. Build early spelling and vocabulary habits. 
4. Strengthen listening discrimination for initial phonemes.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

🧠 Exercise 1 – Fill the Missing Beginning Letter 
Children fill in the first letter to complete words like cat, mop, pan, mug, pen, car, red, hit, dog, tub (page 3).

✏️ Exercise 2 – True or False 
Learners check whether statements such as “dog starts with d,” “sun begins with o,” or “cat starts with k” are correct (page 4).

📘 Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice 
Children choose the correct starting letter for words ending with -an, -at, -op, -en, -it, -ar, -og, -ub, -ut, -ip using picture cues (pages 5–6).

📝 Exercise 4 – Word Writing 
Using a word bank (sun, dot, pin, run, mat, cap, god, lip, boy, tin), children write words beginning with letters c, p, t, b, m, s, r, l, d, g (pages 7–8). 

This worksheet effectively develops early phonics foundations through visual cues, letter-sound association, and hands-on writing practice.

ANSWER KEY ( For Parents and Educators )

Exercise 1 – Fill the Starting Letter 
1. h at → hat 
2. c op → cop 
3. p an → pan 
4. m ug → mug 
5. p en → pen 
6. c ar → car 
7. r ed → red 
8. h it → hit 
9. d og → dog 
10. t ub → tub 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. True 
2. True 
3. False 
4. True 
5. False 
6. False 
7. True 
8. True 
9. True 
10. True 

Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice 
1. _an → c 
2. _at → b 
3. _op → p 
4. _en → e 
5. _it → i 
6. _ar → r 
7. _og → g 
8. _ub → u 
9. _ut → t 
10. _ip → i 

Exercise 4 – Word Writing 
(Answers guided by picture clues; other correct words acceptable.)

1. c → cap 
2. p → pin 
3. t → tin 
4. b → boy 
5. m → mat 
6. s → sun 
7. r → run / rat 
8. l → lip 
9. d → dot 
10. g → god 

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