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