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