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 “watermelon”? (a) watch (b) up (c) tub
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) web (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) torch (b) up (c) watermelon
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) van
- 6.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 7.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) up
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) tiger
- 9.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) six (c) yawn
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zip (c) tub
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) tea
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) wave
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) van
- 18.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 19.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 20.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) sun
- 22.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) sock
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) sun
- 24.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) web (c) zebra
- 26.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 27.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) tea
- 28.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) watch
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) six (c) wave
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 31.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 32.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) watermelon
- 33.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) wolf (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) tea (c) wave
- 36.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) saw
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) tea
- 39.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) tea
Answer key
- watch
- web
- sun
- up
- van
- t
- sun
- zip
- y
- six
- u
- ox
- yarn
- soap
- up
- z
- van
- s
- u
- w
- sun
- sock
- sun
- s
- tap
- w
- watch
- watch
- six
- umbrella
- z
- violin
- y
- ten
- wave
- s
- tub
- zebra
- t
- yarn
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