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