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.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zip (c) window
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) up
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) saw
- 6.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 8.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) tooth
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) zero
- 11.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) web
- 13.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) zebra
- 14.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tea
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 17.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 18.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tent (c) wave
- 20.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) web (b) tent (c) zebra
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 22.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) saw (c) yawn
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) web
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) window (c) volcano
- 27.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) ten
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) tomato
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) saw
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) web (b) tap (c) volcano
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) web
- 34.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) saw
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) wave
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) violin
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) zero (c) tomato
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) ox
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) yawn
Answer key
- t
- zip
- z
- up
- tub
- y
- umbrella
- tomato
- box
- tiger
- v
- saw
- zebra
- sock
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- soap
- six
- fox
- tent
- u
- w
- six
- zip
- tooth
- window
- ten
- up
- zero
- zero
- s
- volcano
- web
- saw
- wave
- wolf
- z
- van
- ox
- volcano
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