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