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 “s”? (a) torch (b) van (c) sun
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) ox (c) tooth
- 3.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) saw
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) tent (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) van (c) zebra
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) six
- 9.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sun (b) up (c) tap
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) van (c) yarn
- 11.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) fox
- 14.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 15.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) saw
- 18.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 19.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 20.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) van (c) turkey
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) volcano
- 23.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) window (b) sun (c) violin
- 24.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) sock
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) box
- 27.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) soap
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) saw (c) tiger
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) tooth
- 32.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 33.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) saw
- 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) van
- 35.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) torch
- 37.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) saw (c) soap
- 38.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 39.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) wolf
Answer key
- sun
- ox
- v
- tomato
- van
- zebra
- umbrella
- six
- tap
- yarn
- z
- tub
- fox
- t
- s
- y
- tea
- y
- t
- t
- soap
- volcano
- window
- tooth
- web
- box
- y
- wave
- u
- saw
- zip
- u
- zebra
- umbrella
- t
- window
- up
- s
- t
- yawn
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