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.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) tooth
- 3.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) watermelon (b) tub (c) zebra
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) tooth
- 6.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wave (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) violin
- 8.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) van (b) sock (c) torch
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) sun (c) violin
- 10.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 11.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) van (c) yarn
- 13.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sun (b) window (c) tomato
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) box
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) tooth
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 18.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) torch (b) window (c) tap
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) saw
- 21.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 22.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) van
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 25.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tap (c) soap
- 27.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tub (c) web
- 28.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 29.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) six (c) watch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) up (c) wolf
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) yarn
- 32.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 33.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) zip
- 34.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) violin (b) window (c) tap
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) tub
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 38.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) sock
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) yarn
- 40.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
Answer key
- z
- violin
- y
- zebra
- volcano
- wave
- yo-yo
- sock
- window
- y
- z
- yarn
- tomato
- box
- tomato
- web
- s
- window
- yarn
- yawn
- w
- w
- van
- u
- w
- van
- up
- v
- violin
- soap
- six
- w
- zip
- tap
- tub
- ox
- zebra
- watch
- torch
- t
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