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