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 “s”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) ten
- 2.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) zebra
- 4.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) window
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) van (c) yarn
- 7.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) up
- 9.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) window
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) web (c) tooth
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) web (c) tooth
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zero (c) tea
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) ox
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) yawn
- 16.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 17.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 18.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) sock
- 19.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) yarn
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) violin
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) zip
- 23.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) turkey (c) wave
- 25.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turkey (b) ten (c) sun
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tooth (c) tea
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) tent
- 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 30.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 31.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 32.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) zero
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) tent (c) yarn
- 35.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) wave
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) tub
- 39.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) up (c) yawn
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) box
Answer key
- sun
- tomato
- zebra
- s
- window
- van
- s
- six
- yo-yo
- tooth
- web
- yawn
- zero
- ox
- tea
- v
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- u
- zip
- violin
- six
- t
- wave
- sun
- soap
- watermelon
- van
- u
- zero
- t
- s
- zero
- yarn
- w
- umbrella
- violin
- sock
- up
- box
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