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) violin (b) window (c) watermelon
- 2.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) up (c) yawn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) up
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) web
- 6.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wolf (b) watch (c) ten
- 7.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turkey (b) tap (c) zip
- 8.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 10.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 11.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) watch (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 12.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 14.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) watch
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) sock
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 21.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) zebra
- 22.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 23.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 26.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) window
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) box
- 28.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) tiger
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) fox
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) tomato
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 33.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) violin
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 35.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) torch (b) wolf (c) window
- 36.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) van (b) up (c) tent
- 37.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) van
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) tap (c) sock
- 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
Answer key
- violin
- t
- six
- turtle
- up
- ten
- zip
- yawn
- yawn
- t
- tomato
- t
- umbrella
- s
- zero
- s
- watch
- watermelon
- sock
- saw
- tap
- z
- v
- yarn
- s
- window
- box
- watch
- fox
- yo-yo
- tomato
- sun
- violin
- volcano
- torch
- tent
- saw
- sock
- s
- v
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