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 word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) watch (c) box
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) tap
- 5.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 6.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) up
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) van (b) watch (c) up
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) soap
- 11.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) violin (b) six (c) tomato
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) torch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) saw (c) zip
- 15.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) wave
- 16.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zip (b) web (c) tent
- 17.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) tent (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) van
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) yo-yo
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 22.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) zero
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) web
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ten (c) ox
- 26.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 27.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) ten (b) web (c) zebra
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) up (c) volcano
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) watch
- 31.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) wave
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) tooth
- 33.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) web
- 35.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) sun
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) van (c) yarn
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) violin
Answer key
- watch
- box
- umbrella
- tap
- t
- w
- up
- up
- u
- soap
- six
- zero
- zebra
- saw
- soap
- tent
- w
- six
- yarn
- window
- s
- s
- wave
- volcano
- ox
- w
- t
- zebra
- fox
- yo-yo
- zebra
- yawn
- yo-yo
- six
- tent
- sun
- s
- yo-yo
- van
- violin
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