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) watermelon (b) van (c) tea
- 2.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 5.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) fox
- 8.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) box (c) volcano
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) sock
- 13.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) torch (b) up (c) zebra
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) soap
- 16.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) soap (c) torch
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) sock
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) tent
- 21.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) yawn
- 22.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 23.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tub (b) turtle (c) violin
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 26.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) yawn
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) six (c) torch
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) tent
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 31.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) saw
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) tap
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) zero
- 34.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 35.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) zip
- 36.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) violin
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) yarn
- 39.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) van
Answer key
- van
- zero
- yo-yo
- zebra
- zebra
- violin
- fox
- y
- z
- box
- umbrella
- volcano
- z
- up
- soap
- t
- van
- zero
- yarn
- six
- saw
- zebra
- v
- violin
- yo-yo
- s
- yawn
- torch
- tent
- t
- ten
- tap
- watch
- w
- tomato
- v
- zip
- watch
- t
- umbrella
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