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