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