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) yarn (c) tea
- 2.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 3.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) tea
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 6.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) wave
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) ox (c) tea
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zip (c) up
- 9.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) van
- 12.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) web
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) window (c) tap
- 16.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 17.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) saw
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) zip
- 19.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) violin (c) zip
- 21.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 22.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) saw
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) violin
- 24.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) van (b) sun (c) turtle
- 25.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tub (b) web (c) up
- 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) tent
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) box
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) van
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) violin (c) tooth
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) wolf
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) sun
- 32.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 33.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 34.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) up (c) saw
- 36.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 37.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 38.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) tap
- 40.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) yo-yo (b) yawn (c) tap
Answer key
- tea
- s
- watch
- y
- zebra
- zip
- ox
- zip
- w
- s
- tap
- y
- z
- umbrella
- window
- t
- yawn
- six
- z
- violin
- t
- saw
- violin
- turtle
- tub
- volcano
- box
- umbrella
- tooth
- saw
- sun
- w
- v
- t
- up
- w
- s
- t
- watch
- tap
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