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) yawn (b) tap (c) wolf
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) fox
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) web (c) sock
- 4.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) wave
- 6.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) ten
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) zero
- 9.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) violin (b) up (c) tap
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) box (c) tap
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) zero
- 12.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) window
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) van
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) ox
- 15.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 16.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) zebra
- 18.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 19.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) violin
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) tomato
- 22.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) up
- 24.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tomato
- 26.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) violin
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) wave
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 31.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 32.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 33.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 34.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 35.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 36.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) van
- 38.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) six
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tap (c) saw
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
Answer key
- tap
- fox
- sock
- s
- yo-yo
- w
- sun
- volcano
- up
- box
- zero
- umbrella
- yawn
- ox
- t
- u
- zebra
- s
- y
- watch
- violin
- torch
- up
- t
- zip
- t
- ten
- violin
- wave
- u
- y
- t
- w
- tiger
- t
- volcano
- van
- six
- saw
- v
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