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) turtle (b) soap (c) web
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) ten
- 3.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 5.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) web
- 6.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) up (b) wave (c) van
- 7.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) turkey
- 10.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) zip
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) violin (c) web
- 15.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) watch
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) turkey
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) sock
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) up
- 19.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) window (c) six
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) tent
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) fox (c) soap
- 25.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 27.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) turkey
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) six
- 30.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) web (c) yarn
- 32.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 33.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 34.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) sun
- 35.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) van
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) violin (c) ten
- 37.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) turkey
- 38.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) zero
- 39.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) ox (c) turkey
Answer key
- turtle
- zebra
- u
- u
- soap
- wave
- w
- z
- watermelon
- v
- zip
- umbrella
- zip
- violin
- torch
- yarn
- yawn
- sun
- s
- window
- y
- sock
- saw
- fox
- z
- up
- watch
- yawn
- six
- umbrella
- tea
- t
- w
- tub
- zero
- ten
- turkey
- tomato
- y
- ox
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