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