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 picture starts like “watch”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) soap
- 3.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) wave
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) box
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) volcano
- 7.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) up (c) turkey
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) turkey (c) web
- 9.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 10.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) turtle
- 11.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) van (b) up (c) tent
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) volcano
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) soap
- 16.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) tomato
- 17.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 20.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) window (b) tent (c) sun
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 23.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) six
- 25.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) ox
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) saw
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) fox
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) web (c) umbrella
- 32.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) soap
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 34.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zero (b) web (c) turkey
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) window (c) violin
- 36.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) watermelon (b) tub (c) tea
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) turkey (c) volcano
- 38.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tub (c) van
Answer key
- wave
- ten
- v
- zip
- box
- volcano
- wolf
- web
- zebra
- zip
- tent
- up
- yarn
- violin
- yawn
- violin
- s
- sock
- y
- sun
- umbrella
- v
- w
- six
- ten
- ox
- saw
- fox
- z
- van
- tap
- window
- u
- web
- window
- watermelon
- volcano
- t
- v
- tub
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