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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 2.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) tent
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) van (c) tomato
- 4.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) yarn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) tub
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) yawn
- 7.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) watch
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) fox
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) ten (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 12.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 13.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 16.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 17.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 18.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) box
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) violin
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 22.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) sun
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) up
- 25.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) window (c) tap
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) sock
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) ox (c) yo-yo
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) soap
- 30.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) violin
- 32.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) torch
- 34.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 35.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) web (b) saw (c) violin
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) zero
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) watch
- 39.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) van (c) saw
Answer key
- u
- sun
- van
- tap
- yarn
- six
- s
- umbrella
- fox
- zebra
- wolf
- yarn
- v
- six
- v
- yo-yo
- sun
- w
- box
- violin
- u
- web
- sun
- up
- w
- window
- wolf
- ox
- zip
- z
- soap
- t
- zero
- z
- yo-yo
- saw
- yawn
- watch
- y
- saw
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