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) turkey (b) window (c) sun
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) fox (c) zip
- 3.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) turkey
- 6.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 8.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) volcano
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sock (b) six (c) van
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) tooth
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) yawn
- 13.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) web (b) up (c) tiger
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) wave
- 15.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) umbrella
- 16.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 17.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 18.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) zip
- 21.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) window (b) ten (c) yawn
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) saw
- 23.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) sock
- 24.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tooth (c) saw
- 26.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) up
- 28.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) saw
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zero (c) zip
- 30.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) yawn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 34.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) turtle
- 36.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) watermelon
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) sock
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) yawn
- 39.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) watch
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) saw (c) sun
Answer key
- turkey
- fox
- s
- zebra
- yarn
- y
- yo-yo
- volcano
- van
- u
- zebra
- zero
- up
- sock
- tiger
- v
- s
- w
- v
- yawn
- yawn
- zero
- sock
- t
- ox
- w
- volcano
- web
- box
- v
- six
- yawn
- umbrella
- wave
- up
- watermelon
- tiger
- zip
- watch
- van
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