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) wave (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) tomato
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) up
- 4.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) fox (c) watch
- 6.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) zebra
- 9.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 10.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) tap
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) ten (c) window
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tap (b) web (c) yawn
- 17.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) tent (c) web
- 18.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) zero
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) sock
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) sock
- 23.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) yawn
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) soap
- 26.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) box (c) tomato
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 29.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) yarn
- 30.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) window (c) umbrella
- 31.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) tub
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) ox
- 33.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) zero
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) six
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 37.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 38.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tent (b) six (c) window
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 40.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
Answer key
- volcano
- tomato
- up
- s
- fox
- t
- saw
- watch
- w
- s
- yarn
- window
- wolf
- u
- zero
- tap
- tent
- zip
- zero
- sock
- y
- zebra
- w
- ten
- tooth
- t
- box
- z
- tap
- umbrella
- zero
- ox
- t
- yo-yo
- six
- saw
- z
- window
- torch
- s
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