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) web (b) tooth (c) sock
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) box
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) sun
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) web (b) watch (c) volcano
- 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) van
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) tiger
- 10.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) up
- 11.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) ox
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 14.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) turkey
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) yawn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) volcano
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) saw
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 21.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 22.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) zero
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) volcano
- 28.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) tent
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) tub
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 32.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) tomato
- 34.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) sun
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) zip
- 36.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 37.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) tea (c) six
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) torch
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) saw
Answer key
- tooth
- box
- yo-yo
- sun
- van
- volcano
- y
- sock
- yarn
- saw
- y
- ox
- u
- zebra
- yawn
- umbrella
- tent
- web
- v
- u
- t
- s
- zero
- z
- umbrella
- z
- zip
- wolf
- six
- yo-yo
- v
- w
- volcano
- sun
- yawn
- s
- six
- zebra
- torch
- saw
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