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 “sun”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) violin
- 2.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) tent
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tent (c) saw
- 6.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) zip
- 8.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) sock
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) torch
- 11.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 12.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) six
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tomato (c) zip
- 16.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 18.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) six (c) saw
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) up
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) window
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) ox (c) tooth
- 24.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 25.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) zip
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 29.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) soap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) turtle
- 31.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) wolf (c) violin
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) yawn
- 34.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) ten
- 35.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) window (b) up (c) soap
- 36.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) up
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) web (c) soap
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) box
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) soap
- 40.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) web (b) ten (c) turkey
Answer key
- saw
- w
- yarn
- tent
- van
- s
- tent
- z
- tooth
- zebra
- s
- s
- yarn
- yawn
- fox
- s
- yawn
- t
- six
- zip
- z
- window
- ox
- w
- t
- y
- saw
- y
- wave
- watch
- t
- violin
- zip
- wave
- soap
- ten
- soap
- box
- violin
- web
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