Beginning Sounds A–Z Worksheets

Beginning sounds A–Z phonics worksheets with real photos to teach letter sound recognition, phonemic awareness and early reading skills.

This resource includes 52 printable worksheets designed to help pupils identify initial letter sounds using clear, real-life photographs. Each letter of the alphabet is included.

What’s included:

• 26 worksheets with picture and lowercase letter choices
• 26 duplicate-format worksheets (same letter sets, rotated positions to prevent guessing patterns)
• Clear multiple-choice format (4 letter options, 1 correct answer)
• Lowercase letter focus
• Print-ready PDF (US Letter size)

How it works:

Pupils look at the picture, say the word aloud, identify the beginning sound and circle the correct letter. The answer choices are carefully structured to include one phonetically similar distractor and two visually different letters to encourage meaningful discrimination.

Ideal for:

• Early Years phonics
• SEN classrooms
• Autism support units
• Speech and language intervention
• Small group literacy work
• Independent work stations
• Intervention and catch-up programmes

This resource supports early reading development, letter-sound correspondence, and phonemic awareness skills.

The worksheets can be laminated for repeated use or used as independent paper tasks.