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 “tooth”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) torch
- 2.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) watch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) web
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) tea
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) box (c) wave
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) ten (c) tub
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) violin (c) tub
- 8.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 10.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tea (b) zebra (c) web
- 12.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wave (b) web (c) saw
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) saw
- 14.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) web (b) soap (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tent (c) up
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 17.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) tomato
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) wave
- 19.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) tomato
- 20.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 21.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) yo-yo
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zero (c) sock
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 24.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tea (c) yo-yo
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) ten
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) zebra
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) tea (c) yawn
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) window
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) wolf
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) fox (c) tiger
- 33.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) saw (c) yarn
- 34.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) torch
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) tap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) ten
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) wave
- 38.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 39.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- torch
- sock
- web
- saw
- box
- ox
- tub
- s
- s
- t
- zebra
- saw
- volcano
- web
- tent
- wolf
- window
- wave
- tomato
- v
- tooth
- zero
- s
- y
- van
- u
- zebra
- yarn
- yawn
- soap
- zip
- fox
- up
- sun
- sun
- up
- turkey
- y
- t
- umbrella
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