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 “yawn”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 3.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) zebra
- 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) van
- 6.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 7.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 8.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 9.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) yawn
- 10.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) turkey
- 11.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) six (b) ten (c) yarn
- 12.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) wave (b) up (c) watch
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) wolf
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) violin
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) tooth
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) tent
- 22.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) soap
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) zero
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) watch
- 25.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) zero
- 27.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 28.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 29.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) ten (c) web
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) violin
- 34.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) sun
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) ox
- 37.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) up (b) tub (c) zip
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) up
- 40.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
Answer key
- yarn
- watermelon
- tomato
- sock
- watch
- t
- w
- t
- tent
- six
- ten
- s
- yawn
- up
- umbrella
- wolf
- violin
- v
- sun
- u
- zebra
- yo-yo
- six
- tea
- v
- zero
- s
- z
- w
- umbrella
- window
- box
- six
- z
- zip
- ox
- t
- tub
- up
- t
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