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