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 “s”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) soap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 4.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 5.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) tent
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) window
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) zip
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) tap (c) box
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 13.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) saw
- 15.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 17.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) web
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) yarn
- 20.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 21.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) up (c) window
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) volcano
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) six
- 27.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) sun
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) window
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) window (b) torch (c) yawn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) torch (c) violin
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) ox (c) umbrella
- 36.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) umbrella
- 38.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) up
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) web (c) tent
Answer key
- soap
- wave
- watermelon
- v
- umbrella
- yawn
- tooth
- z
- van
- zip
- box
- u
- t
- saw
- t
- yo-yo
- y
- web
- yarn
- yarn
- y
- zip
- umbrella
- six
- ten
- six
- v
- fox
- saw
- sun
- z
- tiger
- yawn
- violin
- ox
- zebra
- tomato
- w
- up
- tent
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