Missing Start Sounds Answer Key

This -ft blend phonics worksheet helps early readers strengthen decoding and spelling skills by completing words with missing beginning sounds. Learners identify the correct initial consonant to pair with the -ft ending blend, reinforcing phoneme blending, letter-sound correspondence, and word structure awareness.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Blending beginning sounds with the -ft ending blend
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds phoneme analysis and pattern recognition
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports phonics, decoding, and foundational reading standards
• Application Type: Word-completion activity that reinforces sound-spelling connections

Teacher & Parent Features

• Draws attention to how initial sounds form complete words with blends
• Reinforces spelling accuracy through repeated, focused practice
• Ideal for phonics lessons, literacy centers, or intervention support
• Supports fluency by strengthening automatic word recognition
• Builds confidence with common blend-ending word patterns
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable -ft blend worksheet supports foundational literacy by helping students construct words from their parts. By filling in missing beginning sounds, learners improve decoding accuracy, spelling confidence, and overall fluency with blend-ending words.

This worksheet is part of our -ft Blends Worksheets collection.