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) v (b) w (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) zip
- 4.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) web (b) ten (c) yawn
- 5.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) van
- 7.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) wave
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) wolf
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) fox
- 11.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) zebra
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) ox (c) tent
- 13.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 14.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 15.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watermelon (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) web (c) zip
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) up (c) ten
- 20.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 21.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 22.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) tea
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) saw (c) zero
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) turkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 27.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 28.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) saw
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) six (c) yawn
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) up
- 32.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) yawn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 34.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) tiger
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) wolf
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) zip
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) web (c) volcano
- 38.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) zero
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) zero
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) turkey
Answer key
- v
- watch
- zip
- ten
- t
- van
- s
- sock
- van
- fox
- zebra
- ox
- yarn
- v
- yo-yo
- zip
- u
- zebra
- up
- s
- v
- z
- yawn
- zero
- zero
- web
- umbrella
- z
- tooth
- yawn
- violin
- saw
- soap
- watermelon
- tiger
- zip
- saw
- tomato
- zero
- turkey
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