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 “saw”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) zebra
- 2.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) tub
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tiger (c) wave
- 6.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) tap
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) box
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 9.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) turtle
- 10.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) window (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 11.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) sock (c) zebra
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) ten
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) soap (c) sun
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) wave (c) tap
- 19.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 21.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) tooth
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) wave
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) zip
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 25.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) soap
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) up (c) watch
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) up (c) yawn
- 30.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) van
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) van
- 33.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) window (b) zip (c) tooth
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 35.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) tent
- 36.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) torch
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tiger
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) tap
- 40.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) zip
Answer key
- sun
- y
- six
- umbrella
- fox
- tap
- box
- u
- turtle
- volcano
- v
- wolf
- tomato
- umbrella
- zebra
- sun
- ox
- van
- t
- six
- sock
- wave
- zip
- z
- wave
- zip
- violin
- up
- tent
- w
- van
- tooth
- tooth
- s
- tent
- y
- sock
- zero
- van
- torch
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