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) yarn (b) turtle (c) wolf
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) turkey
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) box
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) tomato
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) sock (c) turtle
- 7.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) turkey
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) van
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) torch
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) web (c) saw
- 12.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zip (b) six (c) ten
- 13.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) web (b) six (c) turkey
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) volcano
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) up
- 17.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) ten (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 18.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) zero
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) yarn
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 22.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) saw
- 23.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) zip
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) soap
- 26.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) zero
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) six
- 29.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) fox (c) umbrella
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) tent
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) violin
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 34.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) watch
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) zip
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) zip
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) web (c) zebra
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) sun
- 40.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
Answer key
- turtle
- v
- sock
- box
- six
- up
- t
- violin
- van
- yarn
- saw
- ten
- six
- yawn
- volcano
- up
- zebra
- t
- yarn
- zero
- umbrella
- window
- w
- zip
- torch
- z
- soap
- six
- y
- fox
- zebra
- violin
- v
- y
- watch
- zip
- sun
- tea
- window
- t
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