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 “v”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) saw
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) wolf (c) soap
- 4.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) van
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) turkey
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) zebra
- 7.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 8.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) web (c) zero
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) web
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tea (c) zebra
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) up
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) sun
- 15.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 16.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tub (b) web (c) up
- 17.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) six (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) saw
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) tent
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) zero
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) box (c) tea
- 25.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) tea
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) zebra
- 27.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) ten (c) violin
- 29.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tea (b) up (c) torch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) tent
- 33.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 34.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) watch
- 35.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 36.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 37.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zero (c) soap
- 39.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) van
- 40.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) saw
Answer key
- van
- ox
- tooth
- yo-yo
- turkey
- zebra
- w
- y
- watermelon
- fox
- umbrella
- window
- zero
- sun
- t
- tub
- z
- web
- saw
- sock
- u
- tent
- torch
- box
- sun
- yo-yo
- v
- violin
- up
- six
- s
- yawn
- s
- watch
- y
- sock
- v
- six
- tap
- turkey
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