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) yo-yo (b) wave (c) tent
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) up (c) saw
- 3.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) fox (c) web
- 5.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tiger
- 7.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tea (c) tap
- 9.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tea (b) violin (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watermelon (b) zero (c) tea
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) window (c) yarn
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) ox
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) watermelon (c) wolf
- 17.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tub (b) tomato (c) van
- 19.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) tiger
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 22.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) volcano
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) zip
- 24.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 25.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) up (c) violin
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) wave
- 28.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) watch
- 32.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 34.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) saw
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) six (c) umbrella
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) van (c) zebra
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) zip
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) soap
- 40.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) tiger
Answer key
- tent
- tub
- s
- fox
- volcano
- window
- van
- six
- watch
- yo-yo
- violin
- tea
- tap
- u
- ox
- yawn
- t
- van
- t
- tiger
- web
- sock
- umbrella
- yarn
- v
- up
- volcano
- w
- watermelon
- s
- watch
- w
- z
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- zebra
- zero
- sun
- turtle
- tiger
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