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