

This Grade KG phonics worksheet on Sound Sorting – /p/ /b/ /d/ helps young learners recognise and differentiate between three commonly confused beginning sounds. Since /p/, /b/, and /d/ are visually and phonetically similar, structured practice is essential for building clarity and confidence in early reading.
Designed especially for Kindergarten students, this worksheet includes engaging picture-based matching, sound sorting, fill-in-the-blanks, and multiple choice questions. Through familiar words like pan, bag, dog, bus, dip, desk, bell, pencil, duck, and parrot, children practise identifying and classifying beginning sounds accurately.
Learning to distinguish between /p/, /b/, and /d/ is important because:
1. These sounds are often confused in early reading stages.
2. Clear sound recognition improves spelling accuracy.
3. It strengthens phonemic awareness and listening skills.
4. It builds confidence in decoding simple words.
This worksheet includes four structured phonics activities:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Pictures
Students match pictures (bat, pan, bug, pen, deer, pot, ball, duck, etc.) to their correct beginning sound: /p/, /b/, or /d/.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Sort the Words
Learners sort picture words (bib, bee, dot, dad, book, door, dish, bun, box, den) into the /b/ and /d/ sound baskets.
📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students fill in missing beginning sounds for words like dig, pond, boy, drum, boat, doll, plug, bed, bird, and pig.
📝 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions
Children choose the correct beginning sound for words such as Pan, Bag, Dog, Bus, Dip, Desk, Bell, Pencil, Duck, and Parrot.
Exercise 1 – Match the Pictures
Bat – b
Pan – p
Bug – b
Pen – p
Deer – d
Pot – p
Ball – b
Duck – d
Dam – d
Exercise 2 – Sort the Words
/b/ sound: bib, bee, book, bun, box
/d/ sound: dot, dad, door, dish, den
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. dig – d
2. pond – p
3. boy – b
4. drum – d
5. boat – b
6. doll – d
7. plug – p
8. bed – b
9. bird – b
10. pig – p
Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. Pan – p
2. Bag – b
3. Dog – d
4. Bus – b
5. Dip – d
6. Desk – d
7. Bell – b
8. Pencil – p
9. Duck – d
10. Parrot – p
This worksheet strengthens sound discrimination skills and builds confident early reading foundations.
Give your child the clarity they need to master tricky consonant sounds with expert-designed phonics practice.
These letters look similar and require careful sound discrimination.
It provides repeated practice using visuals and sound cues.
It reduces letter reversal confusion in early reading and writing.