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 “tea”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) tent (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) web
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) watch
- 5.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) van
- 6.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) volcano
- 7.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) web
- 9.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 10.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 11.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) tent
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) van (c) box
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) six
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) ten
- 17.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 18.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) wave
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) tea (c) zero
- 20.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 22.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 23.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 25.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) soap
- 27.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) wolf
- 28.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) soap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 31.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 32.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) watermelon
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) torch
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 37.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) zero
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) fox
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) watermelon
Answer key
- tomato
- soap
- web
- watch
- van
- saw
- v
- sun
- s
- w
- yarn
- box
- yawn
- yarn
- van
- watermelon
- w
- wave
- zero
- t
- sun
- y
- y
- s
- t
- torch
- wolf
- tomato
- tent
- zebra
- v
- up
- volcano
- zip
- wolf
- tiger
- u
- zero
- fox
- sun
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