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