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) zebra (b) web (c) tub
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) up
- 3.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) tub
- 4.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 5.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) zero
- 6.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) ten
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) soap
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) sock
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watermelon (c) torch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) zip
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) soap (c) tent
- 15.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 16.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) ten
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) tea (c) sun
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) web
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) soap
- 25.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) soap
- 26.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) volcano
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) window (c) watermelon
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 30.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tea (b) van (c) window
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) wave (c) ten
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tomato
- 33.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) up
- 34.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 35.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wolf (b) zero (c) tea
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) sock
- 37.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 38.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 39.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 40.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
Answer key
- web
- up
- tub
- z
- zero
- y
- ten
- wave
- turtle
- yawn
- window
- ox
- zip
- box
- z
- v
- s
- yarn
- sun
- v
- zebra
- yawn
- volcano
- soap
- soap
- yo-yo
- six
- volcano
- yo-yo
- van
- van
- umbrella
- sun
- t
- tea
- sock
- t
- u
- y
- s
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