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.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) violin (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tea (b) window (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) web
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) box
- 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tub (b) watch (c) yarn
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) umbrella
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 9.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) up
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) violin
- 13.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) wave
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 15.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) six
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) saw
- 17.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) ten
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) turkey
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) up (c) watch
- 23.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 24.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) van (c) yawn
- 25.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) six (b) tent (c) zip
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) fox
- 28.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 29.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 30.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) zebra
- 32.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) up
- 33.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) watermelon
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) torch
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) watch (c) yarn
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) tent
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) watch
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) torch (c) zero
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) tub (c) sock
Answer key
- z
- violin
- tea
- web
- box
- watch
- umbrella
- yawn
- t
- sun
- wolf
- violin
- zip
- u
- zebra
- saw
- w
- turkey
- yarn
- six
- volcano
- watch
- t
- yawn
- s
- tent
- fox
- s
- s
- t
- yo-yo
- tap
- torch
- torch
- van
- yarn
- zebra
- turkey
- zero
- sock
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