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 “wave”? (a) wolf (b) ten (c) yarn
- 2.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) watch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) six (c) web
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) soap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) tooth
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) tooth
- 7.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 8.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 9.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 10.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) six (c) sun
- 12.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) volcano
- 13.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) six
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 15.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) tiger
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) sun
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) ox (c) up
- 18.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turkey (b) wave (c) soap
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) saw
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) wave
- 21.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) sock
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) ten
- 23.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) up
- 24.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 25.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 27.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) van (c) tomato
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) up (c) violin
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) ten (c) tap
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) zero
- 33.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) sock (c) zip
- 36.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) soap
- 38.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tub (b) van (c) zero
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) fox (c) watch
- 40.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) tent
Answer key
- wolf
- zebra
- six
- umbrella
- sun
- watch
- u
- z
- t
- v
- six
- watch
- six
- watermelon
- tiger
- umbrella
- ox
- wave
- yawn
- wave
- web
- yarn
- up
- v
- s
- sock
- v
- tomato
- violin
- up
- yo-yo
- zero
- y
- zebra
- van
- t
- soap
- van
- fox
- tent
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