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) van (b) turtle (c) up
- 2.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) yawn
- 3.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 5.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 6.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) wave
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) zero
- 9.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) six (c) yarn
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) box (c) ten
- 12.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) zebra
- 14.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) violin
- 15.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) six
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) van
- 17.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tooth (b) wolf (c) yarn
- 18.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) torch
- 19.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) yarn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tea
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) six
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 23.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) six (c) turtle
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) tooth
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 27.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) torch (c) wave
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) torch (c) yarn
- 33.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) zebra
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) web (c) soap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) torch
- 37.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) tiger
- 39.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tea (b) watermelon (c) van
- 40.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) six
Answer key
- van
- yawn
- s
- z
- v
- wave
- umbrella
- tiger
- w
- yarn
- box
- watch
- saw
- violin
- zebra
- sun
- yarn
- torch
- sock
- violin
- volcano
- wolf
- w
- turtle
- tooth
- u
- t
- u
- s
- up
- z
- fox
- v
- zebra
- six
- umbrella
- t
- saw
- watermelon
- six
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