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 “tap”? (a) six (b) sock (c) turkey
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) tub (c) wolf
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) up
- 4.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) zip
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yawn (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 8.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) zip
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 10.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) box (c) saw
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) web
- 14.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 15.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) tap
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) web
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) wave
- 23.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) yawn
- 26.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) window
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) tea
- 29.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 30.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) soap
- 32.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 33.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) web (b) torch (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wave (c) turtle
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) ten
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) web
- 39.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) soap
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) sock
Answer key
- turkey
- wolf
- up
- yo-yo
- zip
- fox
- volcano
- tent
- z
- w
- box
- watermelon
- umbrella
- y
- v
- umbrella
- volcano
- v
- v
- tea
- y
- wave
- z
- u
- yawn
- t
- tooth
- ox
- w
- tub
- soap
- t
- s
- torch
- yo-yo
- up
- six
- tap
- turtle
- sock
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