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 picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) tap
- 2.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) tooth
- 3.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) soap (b) van (c) tent
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) zip
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) ox
- 6.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 7.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 8.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 9.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) zip
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zero (b) van (c) umbrella
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 12.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) wave
- 14.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tap (b) six (c) turkey
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) torch
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) six
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) saw
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 19.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) watch
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) torch
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) fox
- 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) ten (b) tea (c) zero
- 24.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) tooth (c) watermelon
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) web
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) zero
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) violin
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tap (c) violin
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) van (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) tiger
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 34.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 36.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) sun
- 37.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) up
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) van
- 39.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) turkey
Answer key
- sock
- saw
- tent
- turkey
- ox
- t
- s
- turkey
- saw
- umbrella
- soap
- s
- yarn
- six
- sun
- six
- tomato
- zebra
- t
- tub
- zip
- fox
- zero
- w
- watermelon
- volcano
- volcano
- violin
- soap
- box
- van
- violin
- z
- s
- u
- sun
- van
- umbrella
- v
- zip
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