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