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