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.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) van (c) tap
- 3.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tooth (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) six
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 7.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) soap
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) wolf
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) tooth (c) ox
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) torch
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tooth (b) violin (c) turkey
- 14.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) soap
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) zero
- 18.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) soap
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zip (c) torch
- 22.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 23.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) tooth
- 25.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) zero
- 27.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 28.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 29.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) torch (c) yawn
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tap (c) zero
- 31.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) saw (b) six (c) yawn
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) zero
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) ten (c) sun
- 36.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 37.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 38.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) web
- 39.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) ten (b) turkey (c) six
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) zebra
Answer key
- y
- van
- watch
- yarn
- tent
- van
- volcano
- box
- up
- ox
- yo-yo
- wave
- violin
- y
- volcano
- six
- sock
- s
- six
- soap
- web
- u
- z
- zebra
- violin
- zero
- w
- zero
- up
- fox
- w
- yawn
- u
- zero
- ten
- t
- t
- yarn
- six
- tiger
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