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