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