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Year 1 English · Letter sounds and first sounds

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which word starts with the same sound as 'dog'?
- ☐ (a) cat
- ☐ (b) duck
- ☐ (c) sun
2. What is the first sound in 'moon'?
- ☐ (a) /m/
- ☐ (b) /n/
- ☐ (c) /o/
3. Which word starts with /p/?
- ☐ (a) bat
- ☐ (b) nest
- ☐ (c) pig
4. Which two words start with the same sound?
- ☐ (a) sun and sock
- ☐ (b) sun and hat
- ☐ (c) hat and sock
5. A kangaroo starts with which sound?
- ☐ (a) /g/
- ☐ (b) /k/
- ☐ (c) /r/
6. Which letter makes the first sound in 'sat'? Type the letter.
7. Which letter makes the first sound in 'net'? Type the letter.
8. Which letter makes the first sound in 'tin'? Type the letter.

Answer sheet

1. duck — 'Duck' and 'dog' both start with the /d/ sound.
2. /m/ — Say 'mmmoon'. The first sound is /m/.
3. pig — 'Pig' starts with /p/. 'Bat' starts with /b/ and 'nest' starts with /n/.
4. sun and sock — 'Sun' and 'sock' both begin with /s/.
5. /k/ — Say 'k-angaroo'. The first sound is /k/.
6. s — 'Sat' begins with /s/, which is written with the letter s.
7. n — 'Net' begins with /n/, written with the letter n.
8. t — 'Tin' begins with /t/, written with the letter t.