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 “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) tea
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 3.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 4.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 5.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) zero
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 8.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) sock
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) sun (c) yarn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) tent (c) van
- 11.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 12.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) up
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) tub
- 15.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) wave (b) up (c) soap
- 17.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) up
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) zebra (c) tub
- 19.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) watermelon
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) zip
- 21.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) wolf
- 23.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) box (c) watch
- 27.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) watch
- 29.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) ten
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) ox (c) turtle
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) van (c) tap
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) six (c) zebra
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 34.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 35.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tent (c) ten
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) sock
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) tomato (c) watch
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) wave
- 39.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 40.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) saw
Answer key
- six
- umbrella
- t
- u
- y
- violin
- s
- yo-yo
- yarn
- van
- z
- y
- tiger
- six
- s
- up
- zip
- volcano
- tap
- saw
- v
- umbrella
- zebra
- z
- fox
- box
- turkey
- yawn
- watch
- ox
- tap
- zebra
- v
- s
- van
- sock
- watch
- sun
- sock
- tomato
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