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 “van”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) volcano
- 2.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) yarn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) tomato
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) saw
- 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) tent
- 7.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) ox
- 10.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) volcano
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) watch
- 12.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) tent (c) web
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) box
- 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) soap
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) web
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) tub
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watch (c) zip
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) tooth
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 24.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) web (b) wave (c) ten
- 25.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tap (c) tent
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) watermelon
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) violin
- 29.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) van
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) web
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) up
- 33.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) volcano
- 35.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) turtle
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) six (c) window
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) window
- 38.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) web (c) soap
- 40.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
Answer key
- volcano
- v
- yarn
- tomato
- tooth
- window
- w
- u
- ox
- volcano
- van
- tent
- box
- s
- zero
- tent
- soap
- umbrella
- watch
- violin
- s
- soap
- yo-yo
- ten
- w
- web
- watermelon
- violin
- tea
- z
- tap
- yawn
- six
- tea
- turtle
- six
- zip
- v
- ten
- y
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