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) sun (b) zero (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) watermelon
- 3.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 4.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 5.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) web
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) yarn
- 8.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 9.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) wave
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) up
- 13.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) tooth
- 15.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) saw
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zip (c) yarn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 18.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) watch
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) fox (c) sock
- 20.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) window (c) violin
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 24.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) zebra
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zip (b) up (c) wolf
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) van
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) ten
- 29.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) tiger
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) wolf
- 31.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) six (c) zebra
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) six
- 33.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) violin (b) up (c) tomato
- 34.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) six (b) web (c) tooth
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) tap
- 37.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) web
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 39.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) soap
Answer key
- sun
- turtle
- s
- tomato
- zero
- u
- soap
- y
- s
- zebra
- umbrella
- up
- t
- watch
- turtle
- zip
- yawn
- yarn
- fox
- z
- window
- u
- s
- volcano
- wolf
- van
- zero
- van
- tiger
- umbrella
- wave
- yawn
- up
- six
- sock
- window
- tiger
- watermelon
- y
- web
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