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) tub (b) watch (c) tea
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 3.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) six (b) tea (c) zebra
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) sock
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) ox
- 9.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) yarn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 11.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) volcano
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) zero (c) yarn
- 13.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 14.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) web
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yawn (c) tub
- 16.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) six (c) zebra
- 18.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 19.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) web
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tub (c) six
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 22.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) fox
- 25.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 26.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 27.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 28.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 29.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) wolf (c) zip
- 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) ten
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) van
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) violin
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) soap
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) wolf
- 36.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) window
- 37.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) yarn
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) van (c) zebra
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) sock
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) tea (c) sun
Answer key
- watch
- yo-yo
- w
- zebra
- u
- s
- sock
- ox
- wolf
- umbrella
- sun
- torch
- watermelon
- web
- yawn
- t
- six
- w
- tooth
- window
- tomato
- tea
- y
- fox
- t
- w
- t
- s
- v
- zip
- volcano
- wolf
- violin
- soap
- yawn
- window
- van
- van
- zip
- tea
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