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 “s”? (a) soap (b) tub (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) window (c) tooth
- 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) six
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) tea (c) saw
- 6.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 7.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 9.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) tap
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 12.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 13.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) window
- 14.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) tap
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) turtle
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) ox
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) up
- 19.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turtle (b) tooth (c) wave
- 20.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) volcano
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 23.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) violin (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) tooth
- 27.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) tent
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) sun
- 32.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 33.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) torch (b) window (c) zip
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) ten (c) soap
- 36.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) tent (c) yarn
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) yawn
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) umbrella
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
Answer key
- soap
- window
- violin
- turkey
- saw
- w
- y
- u
- s
- volcano
- u
- t
- yarn
- tap
- box
- turtle
- ox
- up
- wave
- tent
- watch
- v
- turkey
- z
- umbrella
- zero
- w
- tent
- sun
- van
- yarn
- t
- torch
- volcano
- ten
- y
- yarn
- watermelon
- six
- wave
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