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