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) watch (b) sock (c) tooth
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) tent
- 3.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) turkey
- 4.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) six
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) tiger
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) zebra
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 10.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) turkey
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) up
- 13.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tea (b) van (c) wolf
- 14.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) watch
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 19.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 21.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) soap
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wave (b) six (c) watermelon
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) box (c) turtle
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) saw
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) window
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) zero
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) ox (c) tent
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 29.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) window (c) turtle
- 31.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) saw (c) tooth
- 33.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) tooth
- 34.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 35.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) van
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) tent
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) six
- 39.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) zero (c) tap
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) web (c) tiger
Answer key
- sock
- tent
- wave
- z
- six
- violin
- zebra
- web
- umbrella
- yawn
- up
- violin
- tea
- watch
- ten
- u
- watermelon
- s
- t
- z
- tooth
- six
- box
- volcano
- window
- zero
- ox
- yo-yo
- w
- turtle
- t
- fox
- tooth
- t
- zebra
- z
- sock
- six
- van
- violin
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