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) ten (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 2.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 3.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 4.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) up
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) up
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 7.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) van
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) six
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) van
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) fox (c) up
- 11.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) six
- 13.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) zip
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) umbrella
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) violin (c) ten
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) zero
- 19.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 20.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) web (c) tiger
- 24.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) zip
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) up
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) zero
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) torch (c) violin
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) ox
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) turkey
- 38.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) torch
- 39.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) van (b) torch (c) watch
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) ten (c) watch
Answer key
- watermelon
- s
- y
- up
- six
- s
- tap
- volcano
- van
- fox
- v
- zero
- s
- zip
- umbrella
- s
- ten
- yawn
- wave
- t
- u
- zip
- saw
- w
- sun
- saw
- y
- z
- v
- yo-yo
- v
- turkey
- z
- box
- u
- ox
- umbrella
- torch
- watch
- van
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