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