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