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 “watch”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) wave
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) torch (c) yarn
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) fox
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) sock
- 5.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) ox (c) zip
- 7.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) zip
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) up
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) sock
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) soap
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 13.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 14.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 15.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 16.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 17.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 18.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) tap (c) van
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) van
- 21.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) wolf
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) up
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) watch
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tap (c) yawn
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) van
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zero (c) turtle
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) soap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tap (c) tooth
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 31.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 33.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 34.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 35.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) wave
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) sock (c) wave
- 38.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tent (b) web (c) yarn
- 39.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) six (b) zip (c) tub
- 40.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) volcano
Answer key
- wave
- six
- fox
- sock
- v
- ox
- zip
- yo-yo
- zebra
- u
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- y
- t
- z
- w
- t
- z
- van
- tooth
- wolf
- yawn
- volcano
- tap
- van
- turtle
- zero
- zero
- web
- s
- s
- yawn
- w
- y
- t
- sun
- box
- web
- tub
- volcano
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