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