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