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