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 “w”? (a) window (b) sock (c) ten
- 2.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) volcano
- 5.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 7.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) tap
- 8.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) tent
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) torch (c) sock
- 11.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) zero
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) web (c) volcano
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) up (c) turkey
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) soap
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) box
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) zero
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) up
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 22.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) soap
- 23.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 24.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) van (c) ten
- 28.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) saw
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zebra (c) ten
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) soap
- 32.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 33.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) zebra
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) tap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) window (c) tooth
- 37.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) van (c) ten
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) sun (c) yawn
Answer key
- window
- v
- v
- turkey
- t
- sun
- sock
- sun
- z
- sock
- v
- zero
- web
- up
- zip
- yarn
- box
- umbrella
- ox
- up
- z
- soap
- y
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- zebra
- ten
- turkey
- fox
- u
- turtle
- w
- zebra
- saw
- yawn
- tooth
- y
- van
- six
- yawn
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