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