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