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