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