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