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.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 2.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) torch (b) tooth (c) web
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) tap
- 4.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) window (c) soap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) turkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) sun (c) sock
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 10.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) saw
- 12.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) soap
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) box (c) wave
- 14.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) wave
- 15.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 16.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) wave
- 17.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) web (c) van
- 19.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) sock
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) yarn
- 23.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 25.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) watch
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tent (c) sock
- 28.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) tap
- 29.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) web (b) van (c) yawn
- 30.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) soap
- 31.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) six
- 33.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) watermelon
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) ten
- 35.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) web (b) saw (c) volcano
- 37.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 38.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) yarn
- 40.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turkey (b) tooth (c) sun
Answer key
- w
- web
- yawn
- tiger
- wolf
- soap
- zebra
- up
- zero
- y
- saw
- turkey
- box
- ten
- z
- wave
- yo-yo
- van
- sock
- u
- six
- sock
- t
- umbrella
- t
- watch
- ox
- soap
- van
- zip
- w
- tap
- violin
- yawn
- w
- saw
- t
- s
- sun
- sun
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