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) yarn (b) van (c) wolf
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) window (c) sun
- 3.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) watch (c) yawn
- 5.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 6.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) wave
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 10.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) sun
- 13.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 15.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) up
- 16.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tent (b) ten (c) zebra
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) up (c) tent
- 18.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) window
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) six
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) yawn
- 21.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) zero
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tent (c) tomato
- 26.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 27.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) soap (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) sock
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) turkey
- 32.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) yawn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 37.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) ten
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) torch (c) yawn
- 39.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) van (b) soap (c) tiger
- 40.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
Answer key
- van
- sun
- t
- watch
- watermelon
- y
- umbrella
- turtle
- v
- yawn
- u
- yo-yo
- y
- yarn
- violin
- zebra
- ox
- zero
- six
- tap
- zip
- u
- yo-yo
- turkey
- up
- s
- w
- wolf
- box
- zebra
- zip
- z
- yawn
- tub
- watermelon
- z
- ten
- van
- soap
- y
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