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