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) web (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) sock
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) turkey
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) van
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) tea
- 6.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) turtle
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) web
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) sock
- 9.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) tent
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) yarn
- 11.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 12.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 13.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 14.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) ten
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 20.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) van
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) wave (c) soap
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) box
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 26.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) window
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 28.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 29.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) soap (c) tub
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) soap (b) van (c) watch
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) ox
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tap
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) six
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) wave
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tent (b) ten (c) sock
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 40.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
Answer key
- web
- up
- zebra
- van
- six
- violin
- volcano
- volcano
- tent
- tea
- tiger
- ten
- v
- z
- up
- u
- saw
- fox
- yarn
- z
- tiger
- soap
- y
- box
- s
- window
- saw
- v
- tub
- s
- watch
- ox
- umbrella
- zero
- six
- z
- wave
- sock
- yo-yo
- t
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