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 “wave”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) box (c) yawn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) window
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) sock
- 5.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) six
- 7.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) zip
- 8.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) yarn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) ten (c) zip
- 11.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) soap
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 13.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) wolf
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) sun
- 16.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) sun
- 18.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 19.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) yawn
- 21.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) tooth
- 23.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) sock
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 25.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) violin
- 27.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) ten (b) van (c) wave
- 28.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) web
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) van
- 32.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) ten
- 33.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) zip
- 34.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 36.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 37.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) wave
- 40.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
Answer key
- wolf
- box
- window
- zero
- y
- six
- tea
- w
- yarn
- zip
- violin
- ox
- s
- wolf
- tiger
- z
- sun
- six
- w
- yawn
- v
- tooth
- sock
- y
- zebra
- six
- ten
- z
- umbrella
- zebra
- sock
- ten
- watermelon
- s
- sock
- tiger
- t
- violin
- wave
- t
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