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) tooth (c) sock
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) watch
- 4.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) wave
- 5.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) van (c) saw
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) fox
- 8.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) tub
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) up
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) torch (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) van (c) saw
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) zebra
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) tomato
- 16.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) up (b) zip (c) tub
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) ox (c) wave
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 20.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 21.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 22.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) watch (c) six
- 24.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) tomato
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) box
- 26.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 27.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 28.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tap (b) torch (c) violin
- 30.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 31.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) up (c) yawn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) six (c) window
- 35.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 36.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 37.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 38.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) volcano
- 39.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) zero
- 40.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
Answer key
- sock
- umbrella
- six
- sock
- sock
- torch
- fox
- saw
- yarn
- v
- up
- ten
- van
- tooth
- tomato
- zip
- wolf
- ox
- tub
- t
- w
- s
- six
- yarn
- box
- z
- t
- w
- violin
- w
- w
- yawn
- yo-yo
- window
- z
- w
- u
- tap
- tap
- watermelon
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