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) tiger (b) up (c) watch
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) van
- 4.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wolf (b) wave (c) violin
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tub (b) window (c) violin
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) six
- 7.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) torch
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) yawn
- 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) zip
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) watch
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) yarn
- 13.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 14.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) ten (b) van (c) six
- 15.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) tiger
- 17.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) ten (b) web (c) tub
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) up
- 19.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tea (b) watermelon (c) up
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) ox
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) sun
- 23.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 24.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 26.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) van
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) torch (c) zip
- 28.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) turkey (c) six
- 30.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) turtle
- 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) up
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) van (c) zip
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) yarn (c) saw
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) torch
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tub
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) sun
- 38.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) tub
- 40.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) tea (c) zero
Answer key
- tiger
- umbrella
- van
- violin
- violin
- yarn
- t
- zebra
- tub
- zip
- turtle
- yarn
- z
- ten
- w
- sock
- web
- up
- tea
- u
- ox
- sun
- v
- t
- u
- van
- zip
- s
- six
- turtle
- volcano
- box
- z
- saw
- torch
- six
- sun
- y
- volcano
- zero
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