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