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) tent (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 2.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) tap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) up (c) zebra
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) box (c) yawn
- 6.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 7.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 8.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) turtle
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 12.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 13.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tiger
- 14.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) ten (c) violin
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) fox (c) sun
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) torch
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) volcano
- 19.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) web
- 20.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) turkey
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) yawn
- 22.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) van
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) tooth
- 24.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 26.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 27.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) van (c) six
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) violin (c) tap
- 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) zero
- 32.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) sock (c) violin
- 35.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 36.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) saw
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) sock
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) turtle
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) sun (c) zebra
- 40.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) yawn
Answer key
- tent
- yo-yo
- zebra
- up
- box
- w
- t
- s
- van
- zero
- ten
- tiger
- soap
- violin
- fox
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- tiger
- turtle
- turkey
- volcano
- van
- wolf
- s
- s
- torch
- w
- y
- six
- six
- volcano
- tap
- u
- violin
- umbrella
- turtle
- tomato
- yarn
- zebra
- up
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