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 word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) van (c) sun
- 2.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) turkey
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) fox
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tooth (c) tent
- 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 8.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) van (c) tooth
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) tooth
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) tap
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tea (c) tent
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 13.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) web (c) zero
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) wolf
- 18.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) web (b) saw (c) volcano
- 19.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) watermelon
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) zero
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) six
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) window
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) tent
- 27.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 28.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 31.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) zip
- 33.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 34.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) window (b) up (c) zebra
- 36.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tea (b) yawn (c) soap
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) ox
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) window
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) wolf
Answer key
- van
- t
- volcano
- y
- fox
- sun
- y
- van
- wave
- umbrella
- six
- umbrella
- t
- yo-yo
- s
- zero
- tea
- saw
- t
- up
- zero
- six
- u
- window
- zebra
- yawn
- z
- w
- yo-yo
- yarn
- t
- turkey
- s
- t
- up
- yawn
- ox
- saw
- z
- sun
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