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