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