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