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