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) van (b) zip (c) turtle
- 2.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) van
- 3.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tent (c) yarn
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) yawn
- 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 7.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) soap
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 9.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) web (c) ten
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) volcano
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) tea
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) window
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) up (c) violin
- 15.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) tea (c) violin
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) tea
- 17.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turkey (b) tap (c) zebra
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) six
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) wave
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) six (c) up
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) tomato
- 24.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) tent
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) zebra
- 26.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tooth (b) wolf (c) violin
- 27.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) box
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) six
- 30.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) zip (c) van
- 32.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) tooth
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 34.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) ten
- 35.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) web
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) turtle
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) torch (c) up
- 40.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
Answer key
- turtle
- van
- v
- fox
- sock
- v
- zero
- u
- tooth
- violin
- sock
- zip
- window
- sun
- violin
- soap
- zebra
- zero
- t
- wave
- umbrella
- watch
- yawn
- window
- web
- tooth
- s
- box
- zip
- y
- van
- yo-yo
- torch
- up
- zip
- yarn
- z
- yo-yo
- up
- s
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