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