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 “wolf”? (a) web (b) tub (c) volcano
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zip (c) turkey
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) sun
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 6.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) ten (b) six (c) watch
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) window
- 8.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) fox (c) yo-yo
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) tent
- 11.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) window (b) zip (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 14.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) volcano
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) van (c) soap
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) window
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) yarn
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) watermelon
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wolf (b) zero (c) volcano
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) tea
- 27.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) van (b) wave (c) soap
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) van
- 29.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 30.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) web (c) soap
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) tub (c) up
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tooth (b) tub (c) sock
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) six
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tooth
- 39.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) watch (c) zebra
Answer key
- web
- up
- z
- yawn
- soap
- watch
- zebra
- w
- fox
- sun
- window
- yarn
- tiger
- volcano
- volcano
- soap
- y
- v
- six
- u
- y
- sock
- yo-yo
- volcano
- watermelon
- tea
- soap
- web
- zebra
- y
- zero
- u
- up
- watermelon
- sock
- wave
- s
- tooth
- w
- van
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