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 “u”? (a) wave (b) six (c) up
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) wave
- 3.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 4.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 6.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) tub
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) umbrella
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) volcano (c) tiger
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 11.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 12.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 14.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) tent
- 17.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) wave
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) up
- 19.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 20.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) zebra
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) box (c) zebra
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) violin
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) violin
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) zip (c) sun
- 27.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 28.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) violin
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) tomato
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) saw
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) soap
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) tent (c) sock
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) zero
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) up
- 37.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) turkey
- 38.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) zip (c) sock
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) tap
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
Answer key
- up
- turtle
- tap
- z
- z
- volcano
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- ox
- torch
- t
- v
- turkey
- w
- tiger
- zero
- wave
- tub
- w
- s
- zebra
- box
- violin
- six
- wolf
- sun
- u
- violin
- tooth
- yawn
- six
- saw
- zero
- sock
- van
- up
- turkey
- zip
- window
- v
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