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Reading – Beginning & Ending Sounds

Reading · Level 1 · CCSS: RF.1.2a, RF.1.2b · Worksheet 3 of 5 · Practice Set 6

Level 1 ⭐

1 Beginning Sounds

🔤 What sound does each word START with? Write the first letter on the line.

Clue	Word	First Letter
🦉 A bird that hoots at night	___wl
🐨 A gray animal that eats eucalyptus	___oala
🍉 Big green fruit with red inside	___atermelon
🐿️ Small animal that climbs trees	___quirrel
🥚 You crack this to cook	___gg
🚂 Rides on a track	___rain

2 Ending Sounds

🔚 What sound does each word END with? Write the last letter on the line.

3 Which Two Match?

👯 Circle the TWO words in each row that START with the same sound.

Row	Word 1	Word 2	Word 3
A	mud	mop	sit
B	ten	tap	run
C	big	bat	hop
D	fit	fan	wag
E	cup	log	cot

4 Missing Sound Detective

🔍 Each word is missing its first OR last letter. Use the picture clue to fill it in!

+ Bonus Reading Practice

Use this short practice to extend Set 6.

Topic words: school, poster, teacher, idea

1. Write one sentence using two of the words above.

2. What detail would you expect to find in a passage about this topic?