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