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 “volcano”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) van
- 2.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 4.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) tent
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) up (c) sun
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) window (c) soap
- 7.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 8.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) sun
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yawn (c) tomato
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) wave
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 12.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) wave
- 15.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 18.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) van
- 20.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 22.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) soap
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) saw (c) ten
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) van (c) window
- 26.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) window
- 27.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 28.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 29.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) torch (c) up
- 32.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) zip (c) sock
- 34.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) torch
- 35.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) tooth
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 38.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) zip
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tent
Answer key
- van
- y
- yo-yo
- wolf
- ox
- zip
- watermelon
- sun
- box
- up
- u
- v
- z
- wave
- y
- fox
- volcano
- y
- umbrella
- s
- zebra
- tub
- saw
- umbrella
- van
- tomato
- t
- z
- w
- s
- up
- s
- window
- torch
- w
- web
- zero
- zip
- yo-yo
- six
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