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