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Lesson ID: 11178
Get ready to play with beginning sounds in words! Listen, clap, sort, and sing your way through silly sound games.
Sound Detective Challenge!
Every word has a secret sound at the very beginning. It’s the sound that tells what letter the word starts with.
Listening for that first sound helps with reading, writing, and spelling.
Say the word dog out loud. Listen closely.
It’s /d/! That’s the beginning sound.
Keep reading to learn how to hear those first sounds in words!
What Are Beginning Sounds?
Beginning sounds are the first sounds heard when saying a word out loud.
These sounds are part of phonics, and they help with figuring out which letter a word starts with.
Here is an example.
Say the word sun slowly: sss—un.
The beginning sound is /s/.
That means the word starts with the letter S.
Here’s a trick to help.
Say the word slowly.
Stretch out the first sound.
Listen for the sound your mouth makes at the start.
Say just that first sound all by itself.
Try it with these words.
Ball → /b/
Cake → /k/
Fish → /f/
It’s okay to try more than once! Sounding out the beginning of a word takes practice.
Watch the phonics video below to hear more beginning sounds in action.
After the video, head to the Got It? section to practice hearing and saying beginning sounds in some fun new ways!
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