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