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