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