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) van (b) up (c) sun
- 2.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 3.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) torch
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) window
- 5.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) up (c) tea
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) torch
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) yawn
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 11.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) turtle
- 12.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) six (c) tub
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) ox (c) web
- 14.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 15.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) zebra
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) van
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) six
- 18.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 19.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) six
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) violin
- 24.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) tap (c) zebra
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) zebra
- 27.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) up
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) ten (c) zebra
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) six
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) wolf
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) violin
- 33.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) violin
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 36.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 37.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 38.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 39.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) torch
Answer key
- van
- s
- torch
- umbrella
- t
- yo-yo
- up
- violin
- yawn
- u
- zip
- watch
- ox
- z
- zebra
- saw
- six
- y
- t
- window
- z
- v
- wolf
- zebra
- box
- zebra
- w
- up
- ten
- tea
- tooth
- six
- sock
- volcano
- yo-yo
- w
- v
- u
- s
- torch
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