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 “ten”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tent
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) sun
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) tooth
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zip (b) six (c) van
- 5.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) zip
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) ox (c) torch
- 9.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 11.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) window
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) zero
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) ten
- 16.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) tub
- 17.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 18.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) wolf
- 19.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) tent
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) tap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) tub
- 23.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) tent
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) sock
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) van
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) van (c) tooth
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) torch
- 30.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 31.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) saw
- 33.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 34.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 36.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 37.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) sock
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) soap (c) web
- 39.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) window
- 40.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
Answer key
- tent
- sun
- box
- six
- w
- tooth
- z
- ox
- y
- u
- z
- umbrella
- zero
- yawn
- saw
- tub
- s
- wolf
- z
- six
- up
- zip
- sun
- violin
- van
- fox
- s
- tomato
- wolf
- w
- y
- wave
- w
- up
- u
- s
- sock
- web
- window
- volcano
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