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) zebra
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) box
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 5.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 6.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) zip
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) ox
- 9.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 10.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) up
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 13.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) violin
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) turkey
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) six
- 16.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) up (b) tent (c) saw
- 17.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 18.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) web (c) umbrella
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) soap (b) up (c) tea
- 21.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) tub
- 23.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 24.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 27.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 28.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) web (c) sun
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 30.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) tub
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 33.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 35.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 36.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) violin
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) up (c) turkey
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) saw
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) van
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) fox
Answer key
- tent
- yarn
- box
- umbrella
- w
- z
- zip
- ox
- yo-yo
- z
- six
- tomato
- wolf
- up
- umbrella
- saw
- ten
- t
- sock
- up
- t
- tub
- t
- s
- soap
- yo-yo
- y
- sun
- volcano
- t
- soap
- u
- yo-yo
- zero
- u
- sock
- sock
- saw
- van
- fox
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