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) volcano (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) six (c) ten
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) window
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) up
- 5.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) van
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) tap
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) ox
- 9.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 10.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) six (b) zero (c) tap
- 11.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) web
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) wolf
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) up
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) box (c) tooth
- 16.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) wave (c) zebra
- 18.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tiger
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) window (b) yarn (c) tub
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) window (c) torch
- 22.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 24.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) torch (b) six (c) watch
- 25.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) van (c) sock
- 27.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) web
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) tent
- 31.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) violin (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tomato
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) fox (c) tea
- 35.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) tent
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) watch
- 39.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) tap
Answer key
- tooth
- six
- volcano
- up
- z
- yawn
- yarn
- ox
- v
- tap
- tooth
- soap
- wolf
- up
- box
- t
- zebra
- t
- six
- yarn
- sun
- y
- umbrella
- six
- t
- van
- w
- zebra
- sock
- zip
- w
- violin
- tomato
- fox
- z
- violin
- yo-yo
- watch
- u
- saw
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