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 “zero”? (a) zip (b) web (c) wolf
- 2.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 3.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) watch (b) six (c) window
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) wave (c) sock
- 5.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) sun
- 6.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 7.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) tub
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) sock
- 10.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) watch
- 11.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) six
- 13.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) wolf
- 15.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) zip
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) wolf
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) window
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) yarn
- 20.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) soap
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sock (c) tent
- 23.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) zero
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) wolf
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) torch
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) up (c) tap
- 30.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) fox
- 32.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tooth (b) ten (c) up
- 33.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) watch
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 36.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 37.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) up (b) watch (c) turkey
- 38.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) ten (b) web (c) sun
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) torch (c) volcano
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) saw
Answer key
- zip
- t
- six
- sock
- turkey
- t
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- van
- watch
- t
- zebra
- w
- zip
- u
- zip
- soap
- zero
- yarn
- z
- up
- ox
- v
- zero
- z
- saw
- watch
- tent
- sun
- watermelon
- fox
- up
- watch
- six
- turtle
- w
- turkey
- web
- box
- saw
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