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) wave (b) van (c) tap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) zip
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) wolf (c) tap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) violin
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) tap (c) watch
- 7.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 9.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 10.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 12.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 13.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) tub
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) up
- 15.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) ten (b) web (c) yawn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) web
- 17.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) sun
- 18.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) van (c) yawn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) violin
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) window (c) zebra
- 22.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) volcano
- 23.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) yarn (c) ten
- 26.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tap (b) window (c) wave
- 27.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) up (c) ten
- 29.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) violin
- 32.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) sock (c) zero
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) violin
- 35.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 36.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 37.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) box
- 39.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) tub
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) fox (c) up
Answer key
- tap
- zip
- ox
- tea
- u
- watch
- w
- turkey
- y
- t
- umbrella
- yawn
- saw
- up
- web
- volcano
- sun
- w
- six
- violin
- zebra
- volcano
- t
- tub
- window
- tap
- w
- ten
- y
- z
- wave
- t
- zero
- zero
- sun
- s
- zebra
- box
- van
- fox
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