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