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