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 “volcano”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) wave
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) ox
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 5.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) wolf
- 6.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) yarn
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) yawn
- 8.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) tomato
- 9.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 10.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 11.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) zip
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) up (c) box
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) wolf
- 15.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) van
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) ten (c) zip
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) tiger
- 20.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) up
- 22.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) tub
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) fox (c) window
- 25.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) tiger
- 27.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) up (c) tiger
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) saw
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) watch
- 32.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 33.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) watch
- 34.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) torch (b) zero (c) sock
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) sock
- 36.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) zero
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 39.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 40.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
Answer key
- violin
- ox
- watch
- umbrella
- sock
- sock
- yawn
- sun
- t
- y
- zip
- u
- box
- volcano
- t
- zero
- zip
- six
- sun
- umbrella
- torch
- wolf
- zebra
- fox
- w
- violin
- y
- wave
- tub
- u
- sock
- soap
- watch
- zero
- up
- yawn
- z
- zebra
- w
- w
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