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 picture starts like “six”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) sock
- 2.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) wolf
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) tea
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) van
- 6.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) violin
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) tea (c) sock
- 9.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 10.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 11.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) ten
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) ox
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) up (c) window
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tub (c) watch
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) up
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) yawn
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) fox
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) web (c) violin
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) tiger
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) watch
- 26.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) six
- 28.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) ten
- 29.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) ten (c) tooth
- 30.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) sock
- 32.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 33.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 34.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) up (c) umbrella
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) soap
- 37.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) up (b) sock (c) torch
- 38.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 40.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
Answer key
- sock
- s
- wolf
- volcano
- watermelon
- z
- violin
- sock
- w
- s
- t
- z
- yarn
- u
- ox
- up
- up
- sun
- yawn
- fox
- tea
- yarn
- yo-yo
- u
- watch
- w
- umbrella
- ten
- wolf
- v
- zero
- v
- t
- y
- tent
- six
- torch
- t
- umbrella
- t
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