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) six (b) violin (c) tea
- 2.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 3.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 4.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) saw
- 5.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) tea
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) six
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) window
- 8.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) van (c) turtle
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) fox
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) sock
- 14.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) van
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) sun
- 17.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) up
- 19.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) ox
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) tap
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) sun
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) six (c) yawn
- 27.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) yawn
- 29.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) zero
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) window
- 32.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) box
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) watch
- 37.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) watch
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) six
- 39.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 40.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) tooth (c) zero
Answer key
- tea
- u
- w
- saw
- wolf
- violin
- umbrella
- w
- volcano
- six
- u
- fox
- van
- w
- sun
- watch
- t
- up
- w
- zero
- z
- ox
- y
- tap
- yawn
- six
- t
- yawn
- up
- s
- window
- s
- box
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- zebra
- sun
- zip
- v
- sun
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