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) zero (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 2.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 3.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 4.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 5.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) six
- 7.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 8.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 9.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) ten
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) ten (c) turtle
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 14.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) torch
- 16.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) van (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) ten
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 19.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 20.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) sock
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 23.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) saw
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) up
- 25.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) violin
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) yawn
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) torch (c) sun
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) zero
- 30.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) zip
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) wolf
- 32.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) six
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) van
- 36.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) tent
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) violin
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) zero
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) zero
Answer key
- wolf
- w
- t
- tooth
- t
- six
- s
- w
- w
- soap
- s
- fox
- soap
- y
- sun
- umbrella
- box
- u
- t
- z
- sock
- up
- web
- up
- tub
- tea
- umbrella
- web
- zero
- zip
- violin
- window
- v
- six
- van
- sun
- sock
- violin
- tent
- soap
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