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 “sun”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) tub
- 3.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 4.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) violin
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) six
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) up (c) watermelon
- 8.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) saw (b) up (c) wolf
- 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 10.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 11.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) violin
- 13.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) van (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) six
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 19.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 20.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) web (b) tent (c) sock
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) fox (c) van
- 22.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) tea
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) wave (c) sock
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 25.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) saw (c) torch
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 30.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 31.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) saw
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) up
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) ox
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 36.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) watch
- 38.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) up (c) van
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) zero
Answer key
- sock
- wave
- u
- violin
- u
- wolf
- up
- wolf
- z
- t
- v
- violin
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- s
- watermelon
- six
- zebra
- yo-yo
- sock
- fox
- tea
- sock
- z
- z
- sun
- torch
- ten
- yawn
- umbrella
- yarn
- tent
- tea
- ox
- s
- s
- watch
- s
- van
- zero
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