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