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 “w”? (a) sun (b) window (c) six
- 2.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) zip
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) up (c) tub
- 4.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) turkey
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) box (c) saw
- 6.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 7.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) sock
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 11.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) tiger (c) soap
- 13.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) watch
- 14.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) fox (c) yawn
- 16.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 18.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) sock
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 21.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) van
- 24.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) watch
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) violin (c) yarn
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) zip
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) sun
- 29.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) ox (c) ten
- 31.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) tomato
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) tap (c) zero
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) zip
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) tap (c) sun
- 37.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 38.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) zip
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 40.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) ten (b) six (c) up
Answer key
- window
- saw
- up
- turkey
- box
- zebra
- y
- yawn
- u
- v
- s
- soap
- watch
- s
- fox
- w
- z
- u
- yarn
- umbrella
- z
- soap
- tub
- v
- watch
- violin
- zip
- yarn
- w
- ox
- t
- six
- zebra
- zero
- zip
- sun
- w
- watermelon
- v
- up
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