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.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) wolf
- 3.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) van (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) watch (c) window
- 5.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) sock (b) van (c) web
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) tap
- 7.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 8.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) ten (c) zero
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 10.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) six (c) soap
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 12.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) six (c) ten
- 15.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) van (b) torch (c) saw
- 16.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) yarn
- 18.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zero (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 19.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) turkey
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) soap
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) van (c) umbrella
- 24.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) fox (c) watch
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) sun
- 27.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 28.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) wolf
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) tub (c) ox
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 32.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 33.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) turtle
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) tea
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) web (c) tent
- 37.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) six
- 39.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) window
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- w
- saw
- turkey
- van
- web
- tap
- y
- zero
- v
- van
- ten
- t
- u
- violin
- torch
- s
- yarn
- turkey
- t
- umbrella
- turkey
- zebra
- umbrella
- t
- fox
- volcano
- y
- yarn
- wolf
- ox
- z
- yo-yo
- w
- turtle
- violin
- sun
- u
- six
- van
- yo-yo
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