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 “up”? (a) sock (b) window (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) up (c) ten
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) ox
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 6.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) sun
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) violin
- 8.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) window
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) tiger
- 10.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) yo-yo
- 13.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 14.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 15.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) ten
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) saw
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) fox (c) tooth
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) box (c) sock
- 20.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) sock (c) saw
- 21.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) tent
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 25.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) violin
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 27.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 28.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 29.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) turtle
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) window (c) ten
- 32.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 33.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 35.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) six
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) tooth (c) window
- 38.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) zero
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) van (c) zero
Answer key
- umbrella
- soap
- van
- ox
- zebra
- volcano
- sock
- saw
- six
- yarn
- volcano
- tub
- w
- w
- up
- ten
- saw
- fox
- box
- web
- t
- tent
- umbrella
- z
- tomato
- v
- y
- w
- w
- sun
- sun
- u
- yarn
- zebra
- y
- wave
- window
- s
- watch
- zero
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