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