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.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 2.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) up
- 7.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) van (c) web
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) wave (c) window
- 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) tent
- 11.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 13.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) tomato
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) six (c) umbrella
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) sock (c) up
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) ox (c) soap
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 20.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) six (c) violin
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) six (c) web
- 23.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) turkey
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) six
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) torch
- 26.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 28.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) watermelon
- 29.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 30.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) violin
- 32.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) up
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) ten (c) box
- 34.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) torch
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) yarn
- 36.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) fox
- 39.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) up
Answer key
- v
- u
- wave
- sock
- s
- volcano
- y
- zip
- van
- zebra
- s
- u
- yarn
- tomato
- zero
- up
- ox
- v
- v
- saw
- window
- van
- turkey
- umbrella
- zebra
- yawn
- tent
- tap
- y
- t
- violin
- up
- box
- wave
- yarn
- w
- yawn
- fox
- zero
- turtle
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