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 “zero”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) violin
- 2.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 5.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) tea
- 7.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) ten
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) box
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) zero (c) sock
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) ox
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yarn (c) web
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) six (c) turtle
- 16.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 18.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) soap (c) tea
- 21.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zip (b) zero (c) window
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tiger
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) sun
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) soap (c) tea
- 25.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) van (b) ten (c) wave
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) up
- 27.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) ten (c) tomato
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) turkey
- 29.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) ten
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) watermelon (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) violin (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 33.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 34.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) tent
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) sun (c) yawn
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 38.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) saw
- 40.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) six (b) van (c) torch
Answer key
- zip
- u
- z
- umbrella
- v
- up
- t
- volcano
- box
- zebra
- yo-yo
- zero
- ox
- fox
- zero
- w
- u
- s
- t
- soap
- window
- sock
- zero
- tea
- wave
- watch
- web
- turkey
- s
- six
- tub
- tooth
- w
- v
- tent
- yawn
- s
- w
- saw
- torch
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