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