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 “s”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) volcano
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) van
- 5.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) web (c) zip
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) van (c) torch
- 8.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) zip
- 9.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) torch
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 12.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) yarn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) wave (c) volcano
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) box
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) torch (c) tub
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) van (c) turtle
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) fox
- 18.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 19.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 20.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 21.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tooth
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 25.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) tub (c) watermelon
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) tent
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) volcano
- 29.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tomato
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) sock
- 31.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 32.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) tomato
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) web
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 37.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sock (b) up (c) ten
- 38.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) violin
- 39.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) six (c) turkey
Answer key
- sock
- v
- wave
- window
- web
- yawn
- van
- web
- wave
- u
- umbrella
- yarn
- yarn
- box
- six
- turtle
- fox
- z
- t
- t
- y
- zip
- u
- y
- w
- watermelon
- sun
- volcano
- zip
- violin
- w
- tomato
- web
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- ten
- violin
- w
- six
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