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 “van”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) tooth
- 2.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) up (c) tooth
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) torch (c) zero
- 7.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) soap
- 8.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ox (c) sun
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) tea
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tomato (c) tiger
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) tap
- 17.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 19.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 20.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) web (c) tent
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) van
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 25.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) violin
- 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) volcano
- 27.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 28.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) wave (c) six
- 30.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) soap
- 32.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) soap (c) zebra
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) tea
- 36.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) tooth
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) watch
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) yawn
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) turkey
Answer key
- violin
- y
- z
- zero
- up
- van
- yarn
- t
- ox
- volcano
- umbrella
- watch
- zero
- box
- yo-yo
- zebra
- u
- u
- v
- s
- tent
- y
- van
- violin
- violin
- volcano
- t
- t
- six
- s
- soap
- t
- watermelon
- zebra
- sun
- zebra
- sock
- yawn
- z
- web
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