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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- 1.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 2.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) tap
- 4.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) yawn
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) sun (c) ox
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tent
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) sun (c) violin
- 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) torch (c) box
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) tooth
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 15.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) zero (c) tea
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) tent
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) up (c) watermelon
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) ten
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) soap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) torch (c) saw
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tap (b) up (c) sun
- 25.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 26.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) volcano
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) tent
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) web
- 31.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) turtle
- 32.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) van
- 33.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) up (c) turtle
- 37.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) zero
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) saw (c) six
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) tea (c) zebra
Answer key
- z
- z
- violin
- yawn
- ox
- six
- sun
- s
- box
- u
- fox
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- u
- s
- tea
- tent
- up
- zip
- yo-yo
- zebra
- tomato
- wave
- up
- v
- w
- volcano
- wolf
- soap
- tooth
- saw
- turtle
- w
- six
- umbrella
- turtle
- tent
- van
- web
- zebra
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