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Reading – Beginning & Ending Sounds

Reading · Level 1 · CCSS: RF.1.2a, RF.1.2b · Worksheet 3 of 5 · Practice Set 9

Level 1 ⭐

1 Beginning Sounds

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

Clue	Word	First Letter
🐧 A black and white bird that swims	___enguin
🦔 A spiky small animal	___edgehog
🍑 A fuzzy orange-pink fruit	___each
🦈 A sea animal with sharp teeth	___hark
🥥 A brown fruit with milk inside	___oconut
🛶 You paddle this on water	___anoe

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	sun	sit	run
B	wig	win	cap
C	dot	dig	hen
D	lap	log	fan
E	cub	cot	mop

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 9.

Topic words: market, basket, fruit, price

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

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