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