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 “v”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) van
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) tent
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tooth
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) soap
- 6.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watermelon (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 8.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) watermelon (b) wolf (c) ten
- 9.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) violin
- 10.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) soap
- 11.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) zip
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) up
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) window (c) torch
- 14.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tea (b) tap (c) soap
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sun (c) turtle
- 16.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) violin (c) tap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) yawn
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) violin
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) soap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) saw
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) zip
- 24.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) yawn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) ten
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) wave
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 32.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) turtle
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) zip
- 35.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) box (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) turtle
- 38.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) wave
- 40.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) up
Answer key
- van
- tent
- sun
- watch
- zebra
- y
- yo-yo
- ten
- saw
- van
- zip
- up
- van
- soap
- ox
- violin
- sock
- violin
- soap
- tiger
- web
- u
- tooth
- tomato
- yawn
- volcano
- zero
- six
- zebra
- soap
- s
- v
- wave
- umbrella
- v
- box
- volcano
- t
- tea
- turkey
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