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