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