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) saw (b) turkey (c) wave
- 2.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) soap
- 4.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) window
- 5.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) sock
- 7.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wave (b) van (c) tooth
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) tent (c) ox
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) volcano (c) sun
- 11.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 12.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 13.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) wave
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) soap (c) volcano
- 16.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 17.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) sock
- 19.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) zero
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) van
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) soap
- 24.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) zip (c) web
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) volcano
- 28.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) sun (c) web
- 30.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) zero
- 32.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) zebra
- 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 35.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) tea
- 36.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 37.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) zip
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) wolf
Answer key
- wave
- t
- turkey
- tooth
- y
- yawn
- tooth
- ox
- watermelon
- fox
- v
- w
- wave
- zebra
- window
- s
- u
- up
- w
- zero
- van
- yarn
- soap
- yo-yo
- up
- v
- volcano
- z
- web
- t
- tent
- z
- umbrella
- umbrella
- six
- w
- t
- z
- zip
- wolf
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