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) tap (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) soap
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) torch
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) web
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 9.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) ox
- 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) zebra
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) fox
- 14.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) wave
- 16.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 17.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 18.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) zero
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 20.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) torch
- 22.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) six
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 30.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) tap
- 31.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) window (b) soap (c) tooth
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) six
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) tub
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) six
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) violin
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) violin
- 38.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) yarn
- 40.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
Answer key
- wolf
- web
- violin
- watermelon
- six
- yarn
- u
- zebra
- sun
- ox
- zip
- violin
- fox
- w
- umbrella
- w
- s
- tea
- v
- s
- six
- t
- zero
- y
- up
- tub
- zebra
- u
- umbrella
- wave
- soap
- violin
- s
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- turtle
- sock
- z
- yarn
- t
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