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