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 “w”? (a) web (b) six (c) sock
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zebra (c) sun
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) tub (c) zebra
- 4.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) tap
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) violin
- 7.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 8.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 9.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) six
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tub (c) ten
- 11.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) turtle
- 13.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) yawn
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 16.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) van
- 18.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) six (c) umbrella
- 20.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) six (c) violin
- 21.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) up (b) tea (c) saw
- 22.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tap (b) turkey (c) wave
- 23.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) window
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) fox (c) wolf
- 25.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) violin
- 27.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) sock
- 28.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 29.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zero (c) soap
- 30.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) tent
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) soap
- 33.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 34.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 35.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) ten
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) web (c) saw
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) tub
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) tooth
Answer key
- web
- box
- zebra
- t
- soap
- yarn
- volcano
- v
- six
- up
- watermelon
- violin
- yawn
- z
- ox
- s
- van
- z
- six
- wave
- saw
- wave
- soap
- fox
- zip
- violin
- sock
- t
- up
- v
- violin
- tea
- y
- s
- ten
- saw
- s
- tub
- z
- volcano
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