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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- 1.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) saw
- 4.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 5.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) saw
- 6.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 8.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) saw (c) tooth
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) six (c) torch
- 10.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) six (c) ten
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) ox (c) tomato
- 12.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) volcano
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) six (c) wolf
- 14.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) tooth
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) turtle
- 17.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) soap
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 19.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 20.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) wave
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 23.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) zero
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) box
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) watch (c) soap
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) saw
- 29.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 30.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) violin
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) six (c) tea
- 32.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) saw
- 34.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) tub
- 36.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) zip
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) sun (c) ten
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) web
- 39.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) zip
Answer key
- z
- umbrella
- yarn
- yawn
- yarn
- y
- u
- van
- van
- six
- ox
- soap
- van
- t
- volcano
- umbrella
- soap
- zebra
- y
- t
- wave
- yo-yo
- yawn
- u
- box
- soap
- fox
- saw
- s
- violin
- six
- s
- zero
- v
- tub
- ten
- window
- torch
- t
- violin
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