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) tooth (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 2.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) sock
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) six (c) torch
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) zero
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) sock
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) wave (c) saw
- 7.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 9.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 10.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) web (b) soap (c) turkey
- 11.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) wave (c) wolf
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) watch
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) soap
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) yo-yo (c) fox
- 16.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) violin (b) window (c) tea
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) violin
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) six
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 22.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) ten
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) violin
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) saw
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 28.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wolf (b) web (c) soap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) watch
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 32.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 33.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) volcano
- 35.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) sun
- 36.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 38.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tooth (c) web
- 40.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tooth
Answer key
- watermelon
- sock
- up
- zero
- six
- van
- z
- umbrella
- t
- turkey
- s
- yarn
- zip
- tiger
- fox
- window
- violin
- six
- v
- umbrella
- zebra
- z
- tent
- zebra
- box
- up
- zip
- yarn
- soap
- watch
- s
- w
- s
- volcano
- tomato
- yo-yo
- z
- u
- soap
- watch
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