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) yawn (b) van (c) zebra
- 2.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) soap (c) yawn
- 3.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) soap
- 4.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) window
- 5.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) soap
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) fox (c) soap
- 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) tomato
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) tooth
- 10.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) watch
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) ten (c) up
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) tiger
- 14.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) wolf
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tub
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) tap (c) window
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) tent
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) six
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) ten
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) violin
- 22.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) yawn
- 24.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 25.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) zebra
- 27.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) torch (c) zip
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) wave
- 31.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) zip
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) ox (c) van
- 35.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 36.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) yarn (c) up
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) window
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) zero (c) violin
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) umbrella
Answer key
- van
- yawn
- soap
- window
- w
- up
- fox
- zip
- box
- zero
- up
- z
- sun
- sock
- tub
- window
- s
- tent
- six
- ten
- violin
- u
- yawn
- s
- v
- zebra
- z
- u
- zip
- yo-yo
- saw
- volcano
- umbrella
- ox
- v
- s
- yarn
- tap
- zero
- umbrella
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