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) tooth (b) volcano (c) soap
- 2.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) van (b) soap (c) yawn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) zebra
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) sock
- 6.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) soap (c) zebra
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) saw
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 10.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 11.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) yarn
- 12.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) torch
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) window (c) ox
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) zebra
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) web
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) six
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) van
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tea (c) violin
- 20.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 21.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 22.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) six (c) ten
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) box (c) window
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 27.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 28.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) tap (c) turkey
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) fox (c) tap
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 31.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) yawn
- 32.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 33.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 35.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) tea
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) six
- 38.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) watch
- 39.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) violin
Answer key
- volcano
- s
- yawn
- tent
- sock
- zebra
- up
- zip
- soap
- zero
- yarn
- t
- torch
- ox
- zebra
- yarn
- six
- van
- tea
- w
- v
- y
- yo-yo
- six
- box
- up
- s
- six
- fox
- u
- yawn
- umbrella
- y
- yo-yo
- saw
- u
- zebra
- turtle
- w
- violin
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