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