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