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