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) ten (b) window (c) up
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zip (c) wolf
- 3.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) six
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) soap (c) box
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) tomato
- 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) sock
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 9.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 11.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) zip
- 13.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) soap
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) violin
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) zip
- 16.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) tooth
- 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 18.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) yawn
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) zero
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) soap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) wolf
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) six (c) torch
- 26.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 27.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 28.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 31.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 32.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 34.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 35.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) web (c) tooth
- 37.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) van
- 38.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) up (b) violin (c) wave
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) sock
- 40.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
Answer key
- window
- six
- tomato
- box
- tomato
- v
- sock
- u
- w
- umbrella
- z
- saw
- wave
- sock
- umbrella
- sun
- w
- w
- yawn
- v
- watch
- u
- soap
- violin
- zero
- torch
- t
- yo-yo
- sock
- zebra
- t
- y
- v
- y
- s
- web
- van
- violin
- yarn
- w
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