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) saw (b) van (c) tea
- 2.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 3.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 4.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tea
- 6.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) up (c) saw
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) tub
- 10.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) six (b) watch (c) yo-yo
- 11.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 12.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 13.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tomato (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 15.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) wolf (b) up (c) tent
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) sock
- 17.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 18.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 19.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 21.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 22.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) yarn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tooth
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) zip (c) wolf
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) violin
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) tub (c) box
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tub
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 31.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tap (c) yawn
- 33.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) fox (c) wave
- 35.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) torch
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) yarn
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) sock
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) van (b) up (c) sock
- 40.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- van
- w
- y
- window
- six
- zebra
- s
- up
- violin
- watch
- v
- umbrella
- t
- yarn
- up
- sock
- z
- z
- u
- zebra
- w
- soap
- yo-yo
- six
- torch
- zip
- tiger
- box
- yo-yo
- z
- v
- web
- t
- fox
- w
- watch
- yarn
- violin
- sock
- s
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