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