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