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) six (b) zero (c) van
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) turtle
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) violin
- 5.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) zero (c) window
- 7.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) tap
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) zero
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) sock
- 13.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) watch (c) tent
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zip (c) tub
- 15.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) zip
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 19.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) violin
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) saw (c) torch
- 22.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) web
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) six (b) zip (c) web
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) yawn
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 28.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) wave
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) box
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) saw
- 33.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) up
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) up
- 35.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) zip
- 36.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tooth (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) web
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) fox (c) window
- 39.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 40.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
Answer key
- van
- violin
- umbrella
- zebra
- s
- van
- z
- umbrella
- zip
- s
- up
- sock
- six
- up
- w
- yo-yo
- torch
- v
- yawn
- yarn
- six
- y
- web
- z
- web
- ten
- zebra
- tomato
- tomato
- box
- s
- turtle
- turkey
- watch
- zip
- tooth
- tiger
- fox
- u
- t
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