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