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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- 1.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) turkey (c) volcano
- 3.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 6.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) wave (c) zero
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) saw
- 9.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 10.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) tea (c) box
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) fox (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 15.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) ten
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) ox
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 19.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) six (b) tent (c) van
- 20.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tap
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tap (c) tomato
- 22.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) up (b) violin (c) wave
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) watch
- 24.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) up
- 26.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) watch
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) web
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tap (b) up (c) six
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) watermelon
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tent (b) window (c) wolf
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 35.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) tooth
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) violin (c) six
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 39.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) van
Answer key
- s
- volcano
- s
- umbrella
- sun
- zero
- van
- zip
- v
- tiger
- box
- fox
- tomato
- z
- ten
- ox
- sock
- umbrella
- tent
- sun
- up
- wave
- watch
- v
- up
- watch
- s
- web
- six
- s
- watermelon
- u
- tent
- yawn
- tooth
- z
- violin
- z
- yawn
- van
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