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Reading – Beginning & Ending Sounds

Reading · Level 1 · CCSS: RF.1.2a, RF.1.2b · Worksheet 3 of 5 · Practice Set 8

Level 1 ⭐

1 Beginning Sounds

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

Clue	Word	First Letter
🦌 An animal with antlers	___eer
🐙 Sea animal with eight arms	___ctopus
🍓 Small red fruit with seeds outside	___trawberry
🦅 A large bird that soars high	___agle
🥨 Twisted salty snack	___retzel
🛴 You stand and push this	___cooter

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	van	vet	run
B	dig	dot	hop
C	mop	man	sit
D	big	bat	leg
E	fun	log	fin

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 8.

Topic words: trail, sign, tree, path

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

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