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