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) violin (b) tea (c) window
- 2.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 3.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) ten
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 6.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) volcano
- 9.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) six
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) zero
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) soap
- 14.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 16.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 17.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) soap
- 19.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) six
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) torch (b) up (c) watch
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) ox (c) window
- 24.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) six
- 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) soap (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) tea
- 27.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) tea
- 28.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 29.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) sun
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) van (c) sock
- 32.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) yawn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) van
- 35.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 36.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 37.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) soap
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
Answer key
- violin
- t
- web
- y
- yawn
- s
- u
- volcano
- s
- wave
- s
- zero
- tent
- zebra
- yo-yo
- v
- z
- watermelon
- umbrella
- six
- up
- u
- ox
- six
- yo-yo
- saw
- tea
- s
- w
- yawn
- van
- w
- yawn
- tooth
- t
- w
- tooth
- yarn
- soap
- v
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