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 “saw”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) tooth
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) turtle (c) window
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) ox (c) up
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) tub
- 6.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) web
- 7.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) up
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 9.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) tub
- 10.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) torch (b) tent (c) wave
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) six (c) tea
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) zero
- 13.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) saw
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) fox (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 17.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 19.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 23.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) van (b) tent (c) six
- 24.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 26.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 27.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 28.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 29.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 31.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 34.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) web
- 36.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) window (c) zip
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) yawn
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) up (c) volcano
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) van (c) wave
Answer key
- six
- six
- window
- ox
- sock
- tub
- watermelon
- z
- wolf
- wave
- up
- zero
- zero
- fox
- yo-yo
- box
- y
- van
- z
- u
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- tent
- s
- u
- t
- y
- t
- v
- zebra
- z
- yarn
- soap
- s
- up
- t
- violin
- yawn
- zero
- wave
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