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) wolf (b) tomato (c) sock
- 2.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) sock
- 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) turkey
- 4.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) sun
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 7.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) up
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) up (c) sun
- 10.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 11.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 12.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) up (c) fox
- 14.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 15.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) sock (c) box
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) soap
- 19.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 20.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) tomato
- 21.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 23.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) ten (b) up (c) watermelon
- 24.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) zero
- 25.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 27.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tap (b) yo-yo (c) zip
- 28.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) volcano
- 30.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) zebra
- 32.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) tomato
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) wolf
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) window (c) violin
- 36.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) up (c) tea
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) web
- 38.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) window (c) zip
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) up
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) violin
Answer key
- tomato
- sock
- umbrella
- tiger
- sun
- turtle
- s
- up
- wave
- z
- v
- y
- fox
- y
- y
- watch
- box
- watch
- t
- tomato
- v
- umbrella
- ten
- wolf
- s
- u
- tap
- t
- volcano
- turkey
- sock
- saw
- u
- torch
- window
- sun
- volcano
- zip
- up
- violin
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