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