Starts With O, S, U

This Starts With O, S, U worksheet is designed to help Preschool, Kindergarten, and early Grade 1 students strengthen phonemic awareness, letter-sound recognition, and early literacy skills. Students look at rows of pictures-such as orange, shoe, umbrella, and others-and circle the image that begins with the target letter sound O, S, or U. The activity encourages careful listening, sound discrimination, and confident phonics practice using clear visual cues.

Learning Goals

• Phonics & Sound Awareness (PreK-K): Isolate and identify beginning sounds in familiar words.
• Alphabet Recognition & Sequencing: Connect initial sounds to the correct letters O, S, and U.
• Listening & Sound Identification: Strengthen attentive listening skills needed for decoding.
• Early Literacy Foundations: Build confidence with sound-symbol relationships essential for reading.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to align with early literacy and phonics instruction standards.
• Clear Visual Choices: Picture sets make sound comparison accessible and engaging.
• Active Response Format: Circling the correct picture promotes focus and fine motor control.
• Flexible Use Options: Ideal for phonics lessons, literacy centers, small groups, intervention, or homework.

This printable worksheet helps young learners build confidence with beginning sounds for O, S, and U through listening, visual discrimination, and hands-on practice. By identifying which picture starts with the target sound, students strengthen phonics understanding, auditory processing, and early reading readiness in a simple, effective format suitable for classroom or homeschool use.

This worksheet is part of our Beginning Sounds collection.