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) zebra (b) saw (c) turkey
- 2.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) sock
- 4.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watch (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 5.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 7.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) watch
- 8.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 9.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) window
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 11.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) window
- 12.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) up
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) van
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) wave (c) yarn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) wolf
- 17.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) sock
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) turtle
- 19.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) yawn
- 20.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) window (c) tap
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) web (c) tea
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) sun
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tea (c) zero
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) watch (c) ten
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) ox (c) web
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 33.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) van
- 35.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 36.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) zero
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) turtle
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) six
- 40.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) sun (c) turkey
Answer key
- turkey
- s
- turtle
- tomato
- t
- umbrella
- watch
- w
- saw
- v
- tent
- s
- up
- sock
- yarn
- yawn
- sock
- violin
- yawn
- v
- y
- tap
- box
- volcano
- z
- zebra
- tea
- watch
- ox
- t
- s
- umbrella
- w
- tiger
- turkey
- volcano
- tomato
- zero
- six
- up
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