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.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) fox (c) watermelon
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 4.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yawn (c) van
- 6.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 7.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) six (c) torch
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) wave
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) up (c) zebra
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) zip
- 11.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) web
- 12.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) ten
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) turtle
- 16.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) window (b) tap (c) yarn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) tomato
- 18.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) web (c) tent
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) van (c) ten
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) saw
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 22.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) window
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) six
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 25.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tooth (b) turkey (c) watch
- 26.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 27.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) wolf
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) six
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) tomato
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) watermelon
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) saw
- 33.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) zip (c) van
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) sock (c) zero
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) tiger
- 39.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) up
- 40.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) torch (b) van (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- y
- fox
- watermelon
- s
- box
- zebra
- zero
- umbrella
- up
- yawn
- turtle
- v
- s
- window
- yarn
- yarn
- sun
- sock
- web
- window
- umbrella
- window
- six
- y
- watch
- t
- z
- wolf
- violin
- zip
- turkey
- volcano
- v
- zebra
- yo-yo
- van
- zero
- wave
- tiger
- torch
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