First sound

Name the picture and circle the letter it starts with. Practises sound awareness and letter–sound links. Answer key included. A4.

Level

Consigli per genitori e insegnanti

  • 1Say the name, stretching the first sound: “mmmouse”.
  • 2Use the names given in the small adult label.

Domande frequenti

Do these sheets replace speech therapy?
No. They are for play and practice. If your child's speech is unclear, limited or absent, talk to a speech and language therapist — the earlier, the better.
How do we split words into syllables?
Say the word slowly and clap each beat, e.g. car-rot. The adult label shows the word, and the answer sheet shows the number of syllables.
Why no pictures starting with “sh” or “ch”?
In the first-sound activity we leave out words starting with two-letter sounds, so children focus on listening rather than spelling rules.