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