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) volcano (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 2.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) saw (b) window (c) turkey
- 3.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) violin (c) tent
- 6.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) tooth
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 8.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 9.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) violin
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) yawn
- 12.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) zero
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) window (c) watch
- 16.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) tent
- 18.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 19.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turtle (b) tent (c) wolf
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) zip
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) tea
- 22.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) zip
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 24.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) tooth
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) watch
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 30.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) tent
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) sock
- 34.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tiger (b) tap (c) saw
- 35.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 38.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) zero
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) sock
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) six (c) tooth
Answer key
- volcano
- window
- zip
- v
- up
- saw
- tea
- s
- y
- zip
- saw
- y
- z
- tap
- soap
- z
- tent
- w
- wolf
- van
- ox
- van
- u
- s
- tooth
- y
- watch
- yarn
- umbrella
- zebra
- six
- zebra
- yawn
- saw
- u
- turkey
- umbrella
- ten
- sock
- six
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