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