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