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.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) wolf
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turtle (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) tea
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) soap (c) six
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 7.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) tent
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) window (c) tomato
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 11.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 12.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 13.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 14.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 15.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) volcano
- 17.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) six
- 18.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) fox (c) up
- 21.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) window (c) turtle
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) watch
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) wave
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 25.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) window
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 27.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) tooth
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 30.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) window (b) wave (c) tub
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) violin (c) sock
- 32.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) up
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) tomato
- 34.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tea (c) volcano
- 36.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) turtle (c) tap
- 38.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) ox (c) umbrella
- 40.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) window
Answer key
- z
- sock
- yo-yo
- violin
- six
- umbrella
- yawn
- tent
- window
- saw
- y
- y
- s
- v
- u
- volcano
- tub
- tub
- zebra
- fox
- six
- watch
- wave
- zero
- zip
- yo-yo
- wolf
- tooth
- z
- tub
- violin
- wave
- zero
- t
- up
- yo-yo
- box
- tent
- ox
- tap
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