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) violin (b) tiger (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) sock
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) ox (c) wolf
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 7.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 9.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 10.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) tub
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) violin
- 14.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) six
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 18.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) wolf
- 19.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) up
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) sun
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) torch (c) tooth
- 23.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 25.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turtle (b) soap (c) yarn
- 26.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) tomato
- 27.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tent (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 28.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) soap
- 29.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) turkey
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) saw
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) box
- 33.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) yawn
- 35.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) turtle
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) tea
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 39.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) tiger
Answer key
- wave
- soap
- web
- yawn
- ox
- umbrella
- yawn
- sock
- w
- y
- zip
- u
- zero
- t
- volcano
- s
- u
- violin
- v
- up
- sun
- fox
- y
- z
- turtle
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- ten
- zip
- z
- umbrella
- box
- s
- volcano
- watermelon
- turtle
- yarn
- soap
- z
- six
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