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 “w”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 2.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 3.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) violin
- 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) six (b) van (c) wave
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) box
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) tub (c) yarn
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) sock
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 10.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tea (b) zebra (c) soap
- 11.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) fox
- 13.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 14.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) tiger
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 18.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) violin
- 19.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) zero
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) web
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) volcano
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) window (c) zip
- 24.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) zero
- 26.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tent (b) web (c) tiger
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) zero
- 28.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 29.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) window
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) wolf
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) ten
- 32.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) yarn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) van
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) volcano
- 36.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tent (b) web (c) tub
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) tap
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) tomato
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) ox (c) torch
Answer key
- wave
- y
- u
- ten
- wave
- box
- yarn
- volcano
- umbrella
- tea
- w
- fox
- z
- s
- zip
- y
- tooth
- violin
- z
- zero
- sock
- up
- zip
- w
- tub
- web
- zero
- y
- window
- wolf
- yo-yo
- z
- sun
- sock
- sock
- web
- tap
- six
- soap
- ox
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