Letter O Beginning Sound Sort

Letter O picture sort: students look at each olive-shaped picture card, such as an octopus, an ostrich or an ox, and place it on the Begins With O tree mat or the Does Not Begin With O tree mat.
Grades
Preschool–Kindergarten
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Phonics, Language Development, ELA
Topic
Alphabet Activities, Alphabet Centers
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This beginning sound sort for the letter O is a great hands on activity for recognizing the beginning sound of the letter O. This is an easy and fun activity to give students who need practice with recognizing the letter O sound from amongst other letter sounds or for those students who need extra practice distinguishing between the initial sounds in words.

To complete this sorting activity, students will look at an olive to determine if the picture begins with the letter O or does not begin with the letter O, and then the students will place the olive on the correct mat.

This sorting activity includes 4 pages that contains

  • * One tree mat for pictures that begin with the letter O

  • * One tree mat for pictures that do not begin with the letter O

  • * Olive pictures that begin with O:

  • * Olive pictures that do not begin with O


    • This beginning sound sort can be used in the following ways

    • * Literacy centres or stations

    • * Fine motor centres or stations

    • * File folder activity using hook and loop fasteners

    • * Add magnets to the cards for a baking tray activity

    • * Small group activities

    • * Individual practice or review

    • * Morning basket or tubs

    • * Emergency sub plans


  • Skills assessed with these letter O initial sound sort

  • * Initial Sound of the letter O

  • * Distinguishing between words that begin with O and do not begin with O

  • * Ability to sort the olives on to the correct mat


  • This beginning sounds sorting activity is a low prep activity. All a teacher needs to do is to print the three pages, cut out the cards, and laminate the pages and cards if desired. The activity is easy to set up and to put away and store.

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Learning objectives

  • Decide whether a pictured word begins with the letter O sound

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