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 “van”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) wolf
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) saw (c) wave
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) van (c) tub
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) tooth
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 8.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) van
- 9.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) violin
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) ox
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) violin
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 16.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) yawn
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) sun
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) van
- 21.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) yawn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) six
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) van (c) turkey
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) six (c) watch
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) six
- 27.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) web (b) six (c) volcano
- 28.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) wave
- 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) six (c) umbrella
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 31.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 34.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 35.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) sun
- 36.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) zebra
- 38.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) window (b) van (c) yarn
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- violin
- saw
- z
- tub
- turtle
- wolf
- u
- van
- turkey
- s
- soap
- ox
- sock
- tent
- zero
- s
- yawn
- web
- turkey
- van
- y
- yawn
- tea
- six
- violin
- tap
- six
- tomato
- umbrella
- z
- v
- sun
- umbrella
- y
- sun
- u
- watch
- w
- window
- zip
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