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