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.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) volcano
- 4.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) tub
- 6.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) wave
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) soap
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) van (c) sun
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) six (c) torch
- 13.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) tent
- 14.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 15.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) up (c) wolf
- 16.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) up
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) zip (c) window
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) window (c) tiger
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) watermelon
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) fox (c) sock
- 23.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) soap
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) six
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 26.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) watch
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) turtle
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) web
- 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) saw
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) soap
- 32.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) saw (b) six (c) umbrella
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) ox
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) window
- 36.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 37.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) tub
- 39.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 40.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
Answer key
- v
- yo-yo
- zip
- tooth
- zero
- t
- yawn
- u
- z
- soap
- box
- six
- yarn
- violin
- saw
- s
- violin
- window
- saw
- sun
- zebra
- fox
- tooth
- six
- z
- van
- umbrella
- zebra
- u
- up
- yawn
- s
- umbrella
- ox
- violin
- v
- w
- volcano
- y
- y
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