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