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.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) tap (c) ox
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) web
- 4.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) torch
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) van (c) zip
- 6.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) saw
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) window
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) sun (c) zip
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sock (b) van (c) turtle
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) zero (c) turkey
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) tomato
- 13.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) torch
- 16.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 17.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 18.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) zero
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) van (c) torch
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) up (c) web
- 21.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) soap
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) tub
- 23.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) zip
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 26.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) window (c) tomato
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) torch (c) sock
- 29.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 30.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) violin
- 33.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 34.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) tap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) yarn
- 38.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) tent
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) zero
Answer key
- t
- ox
- umbrella
- six
- zip
- saw
- window
- box
- van
- turkey
- zero
- up
- violin
- u
- volcano
- y
- v
- zero
- van
- tea
- tomato
- zip
- zip
- z
- zebra
- z
- violin
- up
- t
- w
- s
- violin
- s
- t
- soap
- tub
- yarn
- t
- tent
- yawn
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