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