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) tent (b) watermelon (c) wolf
- 2.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) watch
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) box (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) sock
- 6.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) tent
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) six
- 8.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) violin
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watch (b) van (c) tent
- 10.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tap (c) yarn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) tap
- 13.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) van
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) saw
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) tooth
- 18.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) yawn
- 19.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zip (b) van (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) web
- 21.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) tea
- 22.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) window
- 23.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) soap (b) up (c) tent
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) up
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) sun
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) tooth
- 27.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) violin
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) ten
- 29.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) violin
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) yawn
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) tiger
- 33.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 34.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 35.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 36.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) zebra
- 39.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 40.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
Answer key
- tent
- s
- turkey
- box
- zebra
- zero
- six
- violin
- van
- y
- six
- soap
- saw
- yawn
- web
- tea
- saw
- yawn
- van
- tooth
- tea
- sun
- tent
- up
- up
- yarn
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- t
- watch
- zip
- zebra
- v
- z
- t
- tiger
- z
- sock
- w
- s
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