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) tiger (b) van (c) tent
- 2.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 3.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) violin (c) turkey
- 5.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 6.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) up (b) soap (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tooth (c) zip
- 8.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) box
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) six (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) yarn
- 13.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) yawn
- 15.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) up
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) tap
- 18.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) six
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) fox (c) violin
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) web
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) zero
- 22.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 23.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) wave
- 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) yarn
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 27.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) six
- 28.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) zero
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) web
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) ten
- 33.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 34.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) tea
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) zip
- 37.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) tent
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) van (c) yarn
- 39.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) saw
- 40.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
Answer key
- van
- w
- v
- turkey
- t
- soap
- sun
- w
- box
- watermelon
- six
- umbrella
- y
- watch
- t
- up
- van
- watch
- fox
- web
- zero
- s
- s
- zip
- up
- u
- six
- ten
- tent
- s
- umbrella
- zero
- w
- yo-yo
- tiger
- torch
- tent
- yarn
- saw
- t
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