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) van (b) sock (c) saw
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) saw
- 3.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 5.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) window
- 7.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 8.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) tub
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) van (c) ox
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) box
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) torch
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 14.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 15.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 17.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) turkey
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zebra (c) watch
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) volcano
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) up
- 23.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) sun
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) turkey (c) soap
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) saw
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) tub
- 29.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 30.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) zero
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) tap
- 34.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) sun
- 35.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) tap
- 36.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) volcano
- 38.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) web
Answer key
- van
- web
- t
- v
- w
- sun
- t
- yarn
- ox
- box
- u
- zero
- u
- w
- z
- van
- w
- umbrella
- v
- zebra
- six
- up
- tap
- soap
- zero
- turkey
- tomato
- yarn
- t
- y
- volcano
- six
- saw
- sun
- zip
- s
- tiger
- t
- fox
- zip
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