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 “z”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) tea (c) sun
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) torch
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) fox
- 5.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) window (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 8.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 9.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) tea
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) zip
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) box
- 15.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 16.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) up
- 18.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) zip
- 20.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) ten
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) ten
- 23.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) yarn
- 25.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) six
- 26.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) wave
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) six
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) tent
- 30.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) web
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) sock
- 33.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) window
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) web
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) six (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) web
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) saw
- 40.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) tea
Answer key
- zebra
- sun
- torch
- fox
- y
- u
- umbrella
- v
- violin
- watch
- volcano
- tomato
- tiger
- box
- s
- t
- turkey
- saw
- zip
- ten
- z
- ten
- y
- yarn
- ten
- w
- wave
- six
- zero
- sock
- s
- turkey
- w
- window
- up
- volcano
- up
- yawn
- tooth
- tea
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