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 “watermelon”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) van
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 3.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 4.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sun (b) window (c) yawn
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) ox
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) violin
- 8.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) tiger
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) tooth
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) tea (c) zero
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) zip
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) torch
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) tap
- 20.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 21.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 22.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) window (c) torch
- 24.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 26.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) sun
- 27.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) sun (c) van
- 29.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) ten (b) window (c) up
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) yawn
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) turtle (c) six
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) window
- 35.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 36.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) up (c) tub
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 40.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) wave
Answer key
- web
- wolf
- t
- w
- yawn
- ox
- violin
- w
- u
- yarn
- sun
- u
- z
- zero
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- volcano
- v
- six
- t
- y
- v
- torch
- s
- watermelon
- zip
- umbrella
- van
- z
- up
- yawn
- turtle
- s
- saw
- t
- w
- s
- tub
- tooth
- ten
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