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 “torch”? (a) tap (b) six (c) volcano
- 2.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) ten
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) torch (c) fox
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tomato
- 6.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) torch
- 7.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) zip
- 8.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) van (c) window
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) umbrella
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) window (c) saw
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tent
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) tiger
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) box
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) window
- 17.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) window (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 18.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 19.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 22.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 23.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) van
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) volcano
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) violin (b) six (c) tomato
- 27.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) turtle
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zip (c) zebra
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) web (c) watch
- 32.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) six
- 35.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 36.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) soap (c) turtle
- 39.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 40.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) six (c) zebra
Answer key
- tap
- w
- wave
- fox
- six
- yawn
- watch
- y
- window
- umbrella
- ten
- zero
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- box
- tea
- turkey
- w
- s
- u
- z
- y
- ten
- z
- volcano
- six
- w
- watch
- six
- umbrella
- sun
- v
- u
- zebra
- s
- v
- s
- soap
- t
- up
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