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) violin (b) zero (c) tiger
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) six (c) zebra
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) turkey (c) sun
- 5.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zip (c) saw
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) saw
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) zip
- 9.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 10.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) watch
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) yawn
- 12.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) turkey
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) fox (c) yo-yo
- 14.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 16.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) sun
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) zero
- 18.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) tent
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 21.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) soap
- 23.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 24.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) tiger
- 25.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 26.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) ten
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wave (b) up (c) sun
- 31.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) six (c) sock
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) box
- 34.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) violin (b) van (c) wolf
- 35.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 36.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 39.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) tooth
Answer key
- tiger
- umbrella
- six
- window
- v
- ox
- tooth
- zip
- w
- watch
- zip
- umbrella
- fox
- v
- tomato
- watch
- wave
- s
- yo-yo
- violin
- t
- violin
- s
- sun
- saw
- yo-yo
- y
- zebra
- u
- sun
- z
- six
- box
- wolf
- z
- t
- s
- yawn
- tomato
- tooth
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