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 picture starts like “tap”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) ten
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) yarn
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) van (c) sock
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) watch
- 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) window (c) up
- 10.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 11.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) zebra
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) tea
- 13.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) zero
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) violin
- 17.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zero (b) up (c) zebra
- 23.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 24.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) watch
- 26.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) yawn
- 28.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) up
- 29.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 30.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) van
- 31.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) zip
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) window (c) van
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) web
- 34.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) watch
- 35.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wolf (b) turkey (c) van
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) volcano
- 39.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) six (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 40.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) watch
Answer key
- tub
- wolf
- yawn
- volcano
- u
- sock
- yarn
- s
- fox
- yo-yo
- volcano
- saw
- t
- violin
- v
- violin
- w
- violin
- umbrella
- box
- s
- up
- sun
- yo-yo
- zebra
- y
- zip
- zebra
- t
- tent
- sock
- ox
- web
- yarn
- z
- van
- z
- zero
- watermelon
- watch
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