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) sock (b) van (c) tiger
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 3.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) torch
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) fox (c) tub
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) wave
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) torch
- 8.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) six
- 9.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) sock
- 11.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) web
- 12.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) saw
- 14.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) sock
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) six
- 16.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) tub
- 17.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) turkey
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) soap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) tea
- 21.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) web (b) torch (c) up
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) van
- 23.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) box (c) watermelon
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) zebra
- 26.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 28.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) torch
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) web (c) wave
- 32.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 33.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) up (c) zero
- 34.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 35.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) van
- 36.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) van
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) ten
Answer key
- tiger
- umbrella
- torch
- fox
- ox
- wave
- yarn
- web
- tent
- tent
- soap
- w
- saw
- sock
- six
- violin
- turkey
- s
- soap
- tea
- torch
- tub
- v
- box
- ten
- s
- yo-yo
- s
- violin
- torch
- van
- sun
- sock
- v
- umbrella
- w
- yo-yo
- z
- van
- yawn
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