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) tea (b) tomato (c) six
- 2.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) six
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) zero
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) wolf
- 7.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) window (b) tub (c) sock
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) sun
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tub (c) tap
- 10.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 11.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) violin
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 14.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 15.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) zebra
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) watch
- 18.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) volcano
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) torch
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) ox
- 21.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) up (c) tiger
- 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) web
- 26.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) turkey (c) watch
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) volcano
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) zebra
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) box
- 31.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) ten
- 32.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 33.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) wave
- 35.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) torch (b) six (c) zero
- 37.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zip (b) window (c) ten
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) yawn
- 39.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 40.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) violin
Answer key
- six
- torch
- zero
- zip
- saw
- umbrella
- sock
- tiger
- fox
- t
- violin
- yo-yo
- window
- w
- u
- zebra
- sock
- volcano
- torch
- ox
- z
- up
- zero
- y
- up
- z
- watch
- volcano
- van
- box
- wolf
- z
- s
- soap
- v
- six
- window
- yawn
- tomato
- tiger
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