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