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