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) tap (b) violin (c) sock
- 2.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) saw
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) zero
- 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tea (c) turkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) up
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) ten (c) volcano
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) web
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) torch
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 15.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) tent
- 16.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) watch
- 19.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tomato
- 21.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) yarn
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) up
- 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) six
- 26.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 27.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) six (b) van (c) turkey
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) box
- 29.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) sun
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) window
- 31.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) watch
- 33.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 35.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) window
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) window
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) wolf
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 39.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) zip
Answer key
- tap
- w
- z
- tooth
- volcano
- v
- sock
- wolf
- up
- volcano
- ox
- z
- umbrella
- watermelon
- zebra
- watermelon
- violin
- turkey
- z
- tomato
- yarn
- v
- up
- y
- six
- w
- turkey
- box
- ten
- sun
- s
- watch
- w
- yawn
- window
- window
- zero
- s
- s
- zip
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