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