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 “s”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) turtle
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) sun (c) tiger
- 3.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) tent
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) yawn
- 7.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) tea
- 8.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) window (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 9.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) fox
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 15.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) tiger
- 17.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) tomato
- 19.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) tub
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) tooth
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) soap (c) box
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) soap (c) tub
- 24.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) up (c) zebra
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) tea
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) six
- 31.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) watermelon
- 32.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 33.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) torch
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 37.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) watch
- 38.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) violin
- 39.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 40.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) tooth
Answer key
- saw
- sun
- z
- zip
- zebra
- ten
- tea
- window
- s
- fox
- s
- yo-yo
- u
- zebra
- yarn
- sun
- z
- volcano
- zip
- wave
- box
- umbrella
- van
- s
- up
- y
- y
- u
- zero
- watermelon
- yawn
- v
- w
- tent
- sock
- z
- watch
- saw
- yawn
- six
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