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