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 “violin”? (a) web (b) van (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) web
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) six
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) yarn
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) sock (c) zero
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zip (c) tent
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 11.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) up (b) watch (c) zero
- 12.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) van
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) sun
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) watermelon
- 16.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) web
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) yawn
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) up (c) volcano
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 22.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) torch
- 23.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) violin
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) sock
- 25.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 26.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) box
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) watch (c) tap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) sun
- 30.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 31.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 32.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) zip
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) wave
- 34.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 35.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) turtle (c) violin
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) saw
- 39.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 40.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- van
- web
- zero
- tooth
- volcano
- up
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- six
- up
- zero
- s
- van
- wolf
- zero
- yarn
- yawn
- volcano
- s
- s
- tent
- torch
- watch
- sock
- y
- w
- box
- tap
- sun
- y
- t
- zip
- saw
- v
- v
- umbrella
- ox
- saw
- yo-yo
- w
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