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