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) sock (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) van
- 3.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tap (b) web (c) volcano
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) zebra (c) sock
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) tea (c) fox
- 6.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) yawn
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) web
- 8.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) yarn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) zero (c) tent
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) box (c) tap
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) soap
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) sun
- 16.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 17.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) web
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) zero
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 22.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) saw
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) zebra
- 26.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) six
- 27.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) yarn
- 29.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sock (b) web (c) van
- 30.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) van (c) torch
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) up (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) tea
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) tea
- 36.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) tent
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 39.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tea (b) tooth (c) violin
Answer key
- turtle
- van
- web
- sock
- fox
- yawn
- web
- v
- yarn
- turkey
- tent
- box
- torch
- watermelon
- sun
- yo-yo
- t
- violin
- yo-yo
- up
- umbrella
- s
- ten
- tooth
- zebra
- six
- w
- watch
- van
- v
- yarn
- window
- up
- volcano
- tea
- wolf
- z
- z
- w
- violin
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