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