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