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.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) tea (c) sun
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) up (c) torch
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) torch
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) up
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) van
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 8.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) fox (c) tooth
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) zebra
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) wave
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) van
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) tiger
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 16.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 18.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watch (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) tub
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) sock
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) sock
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) saw
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) ox (c) torch
- 25.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 26.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tomato
- 27.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) turtle
- 28.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) window (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) tent
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 31.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 32.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) tap
- 33.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) six
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 35.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) wolf
- 37.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 39.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) yawn
Answer key
- w
- sun
- torch
- sun
- up
- up
- zebra
- soap
- fox
- volcano
- soap
- yo-yo
- van
- tiger
- yawn
- v
- turtle
- van
- tooth
- zebra
- sock
- turkey
- tap
- ox
- s
- tomato
- turtle
- sock
- yarn
- s
- t
- volcano
- web
- s
- t
- wolf
- u
- tub
- t
- volcano
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