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) volcano (b) tent (c) soap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 3.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) fox
- 7.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) zero
- 8.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 9.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 10.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 11.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) box
- 13.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) zero
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) sun
- 16.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) window
- 18.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) window
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) tap
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) six
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) van (c) zebra
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 25.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) sock
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 27.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) web
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) turtle
- 30.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tub (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 32.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 33.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tap (c) zip
- 34.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) up (c) turkey
- 36.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 37.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 38.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) wave (c) six
- 40.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
Answer key
- tent
- yo-yo
- w
- umbrella
- six
- fox
- soap
- w
- t
- z
- y
- box
- volcano
- zero
- sun
- s
- window
- z
- tomato
- van
- u
- tomato
- van
- yarn
- watch
- v
- tub
- watermelon
- umbrella
- t
- volcano
- s
- up
- v
- up
- w
- u
- y
- six
- t
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