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 “web”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) wave
- 2.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) watch
- 3.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 4.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 6.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 7.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) sun
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) ox (c) tomato
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) violin
- 11.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) yawn
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) violin
- 13.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) sun
- 14.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) sun
- 15.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) soap (c) zero
- 17.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) van
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) six (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) window (b) sun (c) van
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) box (c) yarn
- 21.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) web
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zip (c) turtle
- 23.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 24.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) tent (c) soap
- 26.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zip (c) ten
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) tap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) six (c) volcano
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) window (c) saw
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) wolf (c) fox
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) zebra
- 34.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 35.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 36.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) van
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) wolf
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) umbrella
Answer key
- wave
- watch
- s
- v
- watch
- z
- yawn
- u
- ox
- violin
- yawn
- zebra
- sun
- tap
- w
- zero
- sun
- van
- sun
- box
- web
- web
- w
- v
- soap
- turtle
- zip
- tap
- wave
- u
- window
- fox
- zebra
- z
- z
- y
- van
- van
- violin
- umbrella
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