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