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 “violin”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) turtle
- 2.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 3.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) zebra
- 5.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 6.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) fox
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) watch
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 12.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) tea
- 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) tent
- 16.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) web
- 17.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) umbrella
- 20.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) tap
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) six
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) yarn
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) volcano
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 26.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) tent
- 28.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) saw
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) up
- 31.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) zebra
- 33.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) ten (c) tiger
- 34.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 35.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) turtle
- 37.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) box (c) window
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 40.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
Answer key
- volcano
- s
- s
- sock
- w
- wolf
- s
- fox
- yarn
- u
- umbrella
- t
- umbrella
- v
- violin
- web
- y
- v
- yawn
- yo-yo
- zip
- zero
- y
- tooth
- z
- u
- van
- tiger
- saw
- up
- watermelon
- tomato
- web
- z
- v
- saw
- t
- box
- yo-yo
- z
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