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) up (b) ten (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) tomato
- 3.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) violin
- 4.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tub (b) van (c) tomato
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) up (c) zebra
- 7.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) saw
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) yarn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) tent (c) zip
- 11.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 12.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 13.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) ten
- 14.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) sock
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) window
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) soap (c) wolf
- 20.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) tooth
- 22.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) ten
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) window (c) yo-yo
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) up (b) sun (c) tooth
- 26.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) violin
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) six
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) ox (c) tooth
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) tomato
- 30.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tea (b) up (c) volcano
- 31.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 32.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) fox
- 37.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) soap
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) zip (c) tub
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) six (c) yawn
Answer key
- wave
- six
- tea
- w
- van
- saw
- saw
- u
- yarn
- zip
- z
- s
- ten
- t
- violin
- z
- tap
- zero
- box
- w
- wolf
- yawn
- yo-yo
- u
- tooth
- violin
- six
- ox
- watermelon
- volcano
- s
- s
- s
- yo-yo
- six
- fox
- soap
- umbrella
- tub
- yawn
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