This challenging worksheet shifts into multiple-choice phonics, asking which word shares the beginning sound of 'big' (bat or dig), which letter is a vowel (O), the ending /k/ sound in 'duck', and the short /a/ word among 'tree, bike, cat, home'. The fill-in-the-blank section moves into digraphs and blends, naming SH at the start of 'ship', FR at the start of 'frog', the short I in 'sit', the ending P in 'jump', and the hard-or-soft letter C.

It is a strong bridge from single-letter sounds into the two-letter patterns first graders meet in real reading.

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Busy Bee
Letter Recognition & Sounds
Grade 1
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word starts with the same sound as big?
 A) pan
 B) bat
 C) cup
 D) dig
2. Which letter is a vowel?
 A) R
 B) T
 C) O
 D) N
3. What is the ending sound in the word duck?
 A) /d/
 B) /u/
 C) /k/
 D) /s/
4. Which word has the short /a/ sound?
 A) tree
 B) bike
 C) cat
 D) home
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The word ship starts with the letters SH.
2) The vowel in the word sit is I.
3) The word frog starts with the letters FR.
4) The ending sound in jump is the letter P.
5) The letter C can make a hard or soft sound.
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