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.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 2.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tomato (b) ten (c) window
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) yarn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) saw
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) torch (c) zero
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) violin
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) up
- 8.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) window (c) violin
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) van
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) tub
- 12.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 15.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 16.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) turkey (b) tent (c) volcano
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 18.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 19.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) six (c) zip
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) saw
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 22.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 24.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) torch
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) tomato
- 26.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 27.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) tooth
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 30.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 31.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 32.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) sun (b) soap (c) tomato
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) six
- 34.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 35.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 36.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) fox
- 38.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) watch
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) torch (c) umbrella
Answer key
- w
- window
- saw
- zebra
- ox
- violin
- up
- ten
- tent
- van
- yo-yo
- t
- z
- web
- t
- volcano
- yawn
- turtle
- violin
- box
- volcano
- t
- y
- torch
- watch
- w
- yawn
- y
- volcano
- v
- u
- tomato
- six
- w
- v
- w
- fox
- soap
- v
- umbrella
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