Same First Sound is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on sorting words by the sound they begin with, aligned to Common Core standard RF.K.2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Sort each one: Starts like sun or Starts like map or Starts like bed?
Sort: monkey, bag, sock, bus, man, six
Starts like sunStarts like mapStarts like bed
2.Sort each one: Starts like sun or Starts like map or Starts like bed?
Sort: sit, mat, bell, banana, mitten, sand
Starts like sunStarts like mapStarts like bed
3.Sort each one: Starts like sun or Starts like map or Starts like bed?
Sort: bat, moon, seal, mud, bird, soap
Starts like sunStarts like mapStarts like bed
LessonPrint · RF.K.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Same First Sound
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. bag — Starts like bed 2. bus — Starts like bed 3. man — Starts like map 4. monkey — Starts like map 5. six — Starts like sun 6. sock — Starts like sun
2.1. banana — Starts like bed 2. bell — Starts like bed 3. mat — Starts like map 4. mitten — Starts like map 5. sand — Starts like sun 6. sit — Starts like sun
3.1. bat — Starts like bed 2. bird — Starts like bed 3. moon — Starts like map 4. mud — Starts like map 5. seal — Starts like sun 6. soap — Starts like sun
Questions about Same First Sound
What does the Same First Sound worksheet cover?
It practices sorting words by the sound they begin with — 3 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RF.K.2: Hear and play with the sounds inside spoken words, without any letters involved. The instruction to students is “Sort each word into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Same First Sound practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2 — RF.K.2, under Reading: Foundational Skills for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Same First Sound is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RF.K.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Same First Sound come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Same First Sound can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Same First Sound free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Same First Sound, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RF.K.2
Hear and play with the sounds inside spoken words, without any letters involved.