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 “s”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) violin
- 2.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) tiger
- 3.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 4.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) box (c) ten
- 6.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) sock
- 7.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) six
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) window
- 11.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) sock
- 12.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) van (b) sun (c) window
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 14.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) violin (c) sock
- 16.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tub (b) tent (c) saw
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) zip
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) violin (c) tiger
- 19.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) watch
- 21.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) window
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) wolf
- 24.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) yawn
- 25.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 26.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) ten
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zero (c) wave
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) wave (c) tiger
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) ten
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) saw
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 32.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) web (b) six (c) yawn
- 33.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) zero
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 36.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) turtle
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 39.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) torch (c) six
- 40.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) zip
Answer key
- six
- tiger
- t
- w
- box
- sock
- z
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- violin
- sock
- window
- zip
- s
- tea
- saw
- zip
- six
- u
- up
- w
- zebra
- yo-yo
- saw
- s
- watch
- fox
- wave
- yawn
- saw
- umbrella
- web
- six
- zero
- u
- v
- sun
- umbrella
- watch
- tub
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