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