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) umbrella (b) van (c) watermelon
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) tiger
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 4.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) tap (c) up
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) saw
- 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 10.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) saw
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) ox (c) zero
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) six
- 13.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 14.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 15.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 16.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 17.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) zebra
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) van
- 20.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) up (c) tiger
- 21.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) zero (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) zero
- 24.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 25.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) window (b) sun (c) tomato
- 26.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) saw (c) zebra
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) umbrella
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) watch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) wave
- 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watch (b) watermelon (c) van
- 32.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) up
- 34.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) ten
- 35.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) soap
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) wave (c) zip
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) sun
- 39.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- watermelon
- violin
- yarn
- u
- up
- u
- van
- s
- v
- van
- ox
- six
- w
- s
- t
- web
- sock
- yo-yo
- tomato
- zero
- v
- saw
- zero
- t
- sun
- t
- box
- window
- watch
- tea
- van
- y
- up
- yarn
- y
- six
- zip
- wave
- w
- yo-yo
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