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