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) window (b) tea (c) saw
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) turtle (c) fox
- 4.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tea
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) saw
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 7.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) violin
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 10.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) tent
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) sun
- 12.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 13.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) up (c) watch
- 15.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 16.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 17.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 18.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) turkey
- 20.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) zebra
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) saw
- 22.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) six (c) tomato
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) up (c) zip
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) yawn (c) tap
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) saw (c) zip
- 28.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 29.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 30.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) sun
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) sun
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) van
- 34.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 35.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) sun
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) van
- 38.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) tent
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) box (c) up
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) zip (c) watermelon
Answer key
- tea
- violin
- fox
- tea
- ten
- turkey
- y
- violin
- ox
- yawn
- tent
- z
- t
- torch
- w
- yo-yo
- y
- tomato
- turkey
- zebra
- tooth
- u
- six
- up
- yarn
- yawn
- zip
- yarn
- w
- ten
- s
- zip
- sun
- v
- w
- up
- van
- tent
- box
- watermelon
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