Match Sound to Word: Grade KG Phonics Worksheet 

This Grade KG worksheet on Match Sound to Word helps young learners build strong phonics skills by identifying beginning sounds and matching them with the correct words. Through multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-letter tasks, True or False sound checks, and word identification exercises, children practise saying words aloud and listening carefully to their first sound. The worksheet strengthens phonemic awareness, sound discrimination, and early reading confidence in a structured and engaging way. 

Why Matching Sounds to Words Matters in Early Learning? 

1. It helps children clearly recognise beginning sounds. 
2. Sound awareness builds a strong phonics foundation. 
3. Listening carefully improves focus and pronunciation. 
4. These skills support early decoding, spelling, and reading fluency. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

The worksheet contains four structured phonics exercises designed especially for KG learners. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise No. 1 
Read each word aloud. Listen to the first sound. Circle the word that starts with the given sound. 

1. Which word starts with f? → a) fan 
2. Which word starts with b? → b) bat 
3. Which word starts with d? → b) dog 
4. Which word starts with h? → c) hat 
5. Which word starts with l? → c) leaf 
6. Which word starts with m? → a) moon 
7. Which word starts with p? → c) pen 
8. Which word starts with r? → c) rat 
9. Which word starts with t? → a) top 
10. Which word starts with z? → b) zoo 

Exercise No. 2 
Read the word carefully. Say it aloud. Write the correct starting letter in the blank. 

1. ___ish (f, q) → f (fish) 
2. ___an (m, k) → m (man) 
3. ___og (e, d) → d (dog) 
4. ___en (h, r) → h (hen) 
5. ___at (y, c) → c (cat) 
6. ___up (t, c) → c (cup) 
7. ___ed (b, u) → b (bed) 
8. ___ox (a, b) → b (box) 
9. ___ug (o, m) → m (mug) 
10. ___ip (p, l) → p (pip) 

Exercise No. 3 
Read each sentence. Check the first sound of the word. Write True if it is correct. Write False if it is wrong. 

1. Sun starts with s. → True 
2. Ball starts with d. → False 
3. Egg starts with e. → True 
4. Frog starts with f. → True 
5. Goat starts with p. → False 
6. Ink starts with u. → False 
7. Jam starts with j. → True 
8. Key starts with c. → False 
9. Net starts with n. → True 
10. Van starts with v. → True 

Exercise No. 4 
Read the words in each row. Say them aloud. Circle the word that begins with the given letter. 

1. Starting with F → fan 
2. Starting with B → bus 
3. Starting with C → cup 
4. Starting with D → duck 
5. Starting with H → hat 
6. Starting with L → lamp 
7. Starting with M → mat 
8. Starting with P → pot 
9. Starting with T → tap 
10. Starting with Z → zip 

Help your child strengthen phonics and early reading skills by practising beginning sound matching through fun and structured activities. 

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