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 “tap”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) box
- 3.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) zero
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 6.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) six
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) saw (c) torch
- 9.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) window
- 10.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tooth (b) violin (c) wave
- 12.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yarn (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) turkey
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 16.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) up (c) saw
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 19.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tap (b) tent (c) van
- 20.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) ox (c) zero
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) window
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) zero
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) ten (c) zero
- 26.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 27.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) violin
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) van (c) soap
- 31.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 33.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 34.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) sun (c) sock
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) van
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) up
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) tea
Answer key
- tea
- box
- window
- zebra
- sun
- y
- six
- six
- umbrella
- s
- violin
- t
- fox
- turkey
- tiger
- v
- up
- tooth
- van
- w
- u
- ox
- window
- yawn
- zero
- t
- violin
- z
- u
- van
- s
- wolf
- volcano
- watermelon
- up
- van
- saw
- yarn
- ten
- tea
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