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) wolf (b) sun (c) turkey
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ox (c) tent
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) box
- 4.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) sock (b) van (c) turtle
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) sock
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) wave
- 7.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 8.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) zero (c) tub
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) up
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) soap
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) fox (c) umbrella
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) six
- 17.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 19.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) up (b) zero (c) tooth
- 20.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) wave
- 21.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) soap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) soap
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) tiger
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 28.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 29.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) tooth
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) turkey
- 32.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) zebra
- 34.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 35.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yarn (c) watch
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) soap
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) tub
- 39.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wave (b) torch (c) sun
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- sun
- ox
- box
- turtle
- turtle
- volcano
- v
- t
- zero
- up
- umbrella
- fox
- tomato
- turkey
- s
- zip
- watermelon
- sock
- tooth
- wave
- ten
- u
- yawn
- soap
- tiger
- z
- z
- t
- wolf
- six
- web
- u
- zebra
- tiger
- s
- yarn
- soap
- zebra
- torch
- yo-yo
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