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 “soap”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) wave
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) van (c) watch
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) violin (c) zip
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) sun
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) zip
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 9.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) watch
- 11.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) turkey (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 12.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) watch
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) up (c) watermelon
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) web (c) tea
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 17.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) tomato
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) six
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) wave
- 22.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 25.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 28.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) web (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) window
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) sock
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) wave
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zip (c) tub
- 33.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 34.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) web
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) window
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 39.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) umbrella
Answer key
- sock
- v
- watch
- u
- ox
- wolf
- zip
- volcano
- w
- umbrella
- volcano
- yo-yo
- zebra
- violin
- soap
- u
- sock
- yarn
- v
- tomato
- up
- t
- s
- sun
- t
- v
- wolf
- tent
- up
- zero
- wave
- web
- violin
- y
- sun
- sock
- s
- watermelon
- z
- umbrella
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