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 “volcano”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) zero
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) up (c) box
- 3.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) soap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) tea (c) yarn
- 5.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 6.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 7.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) volcano
- 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tooth
- 9.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 10.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) tomato
- 11.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) web
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) web (c) yawn
- 15.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) window
- 16.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) tea
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 18.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 19.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) sock
- 20.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 21.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) van (c) umbrella
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) sock
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) window (c) wolf
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) volcano
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) up
- 29.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) fox
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 32.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tea
- 34.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 35.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 36.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 37.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) violin
- 39.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 40.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) zip
Answer key
- violin
- box
- van
- yarn
- t
- v
- yarn
- zip
- t
- soap
- t
- six
- saw
- yawn
- tomato
- tea
- umbrella
- z
- tomato
- z
- s
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- sock
- zero
- volcano
- volcano
- up
- t
- fox
- wolf
- w
- zebra
- turkey
- t
- t
- w
- tooth
- ten
- yo-yo
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