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