M-P

This M-P Beginning Sounds Match worksheet is designed to help Preschool, Kindergarten, and early Grade 1 students strengthen phonemic awareness, letter-sound association, and early phonics skills. Students look at familiar pictures-such as mouse, nest, orange, and pig-identify each word’s beginning sound, and match it to the correct starting letter M, N, O, or P. The visual-matching format supports active listening, sound identification, and growing alphabet mastery.

Learning Goals

• Phonics & Word Recognition (PreK-K): Identify initial sounds in common words and connect them to letters M-P.
• Alphabet & Sound Association: Strengthen understanding of how spoken sounds map to written letters.
• Phonemic Awareness: Practice isolating beginning sounds as a foundation for decoding.
• Vocabulary & Oral Language: Reinforce common nouns through picture-word connections.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Aligned with early literacy and phonics standards.
• Clear Visual Supports: Familiar images make sound identification accessible and engaging.
• Hands-On Matching: Drawing lines promotes active participation and fine motor coordination.
• 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 and letter recognition for M-P. By matching pictures to their starting letters, students strengthen phonics understanding, listening skills, and early decoding readiness in a simple, effective format suitable for classroom or homeschool use.

This worksheet is part of our Beginning Sounds collection.