Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) zero
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) up (c) turkey
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) saw
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) tent
- 6.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 7.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 8.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 9.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 10.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 11.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tent (b) ten (c) yarn
- 13.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) zebra
- 14.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) window
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) sun
- 16.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) soap
- 18.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) tomato (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) window (c) tiger
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) zero
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) box
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) six (c) umbrella
- 25.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) six
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 29.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sun (b) up (c) tomato
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) up (c) wolf
- 34.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 35.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) tooth
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) yawn
- 39.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) yarn
Answer key
- tub
- fox
- tiger
- umbrella
- up
- w
- w
- y
- v
- y
- t
- yarn
- zebra
- yawn
- web
- y
- turkey
- s
- six
- tea
- sun
- saw
- box
- umbrella
- s
- u
- violin
- yo-yo
- t
- volcano
- z
- tomato
- ten
- tap
- s
- zebra
- saw
- violin
- v
- wolf
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