

This Grade KG phonics worksheet on Sound Sorting – /s/ /m/ /t/ helps young learners identify and classify words based on their beginning sounds. Recognising initial sounds is a key phonemic awareness skill that supports early reading, spelling, and pronunciation development.
Designed especially for Kindergarten learners, this worksheet uses engaging picture-based matching, word sorting, fill-in-the-blanks, and multiple choice activities. Through familiar words like sun, mat, moon, torch, sugar, monkey, star, mug, seed, and train, children practise distinguishing between the /s/, /m/, and /t/ sounds in a fun and structured way.
Sorting sounds strengthens early literacy foundations because:
1. It builds strong phonemic awareness.
2. It improves sound-letter association skills.
3. It supports correct pronunciation.
4. It prepares children for confident word reading.
This worksheet includes four structured phonics activities:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Pictures
Students match pictures (sun, mat, tent, tree, sock, soap, man, mug, tap, etc.) to the correct beginning sound: /s/, /m/, or /t/.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Sort the Words
Learners sort picture words (top, mom, toy, mango, tiger, toe, mail, tree, mud, meal) into the /m/ and /t/ sound baskets.
📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete words by filling in the correct beginning sound for words like sand, mask, ten, mop, ship, tap, sea, milk, map, and tub.
📝 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions
Children choose whether the beginning sound of given words (Tin, Mat, Moon, Torch, Sugar, Monkey, Star, Mug, Seed, Train) is /s/, /m/, or /t/.
Exercise 1 – Match the Pictures
Sun – s
Mat – m
Tent – t
Tree – t
Sock – s
Soap – s
Man – m
Mug – m
Tap – t
Exercise 2 – Sort the Words
/m/ sound: mom, mango, mail, mud, meal
/t/ sound: top, toy, tiger, toe, tree
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. sand – s
2. mask – m
3. ten – t
4. mop – m
5. ship – s
6. tap – t
7. sea – s
8. milk – m
9. map – m
10. tub – t
Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. Tin – t
2. Mat – m
3. Moon – m
4. Torch – t
5. Sugar – s
6. Monkey – m
7. Star – s
8. Mug – m
9. Seed – s
10. Train – t
This worksheet strengthens phonemic awareness and builds confident sound identification skills in early learners.
Give your child a strong phonics advantage with expert-designed sound sorting practice that makes learning interactive and effective.
These sounds are common, easy to pronounce, and appear frequently in early reading words.
It strengthens a child’s ability to hear and identify specific letter sounds.
It improves sound recognition and prepares children for blending.