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 “sun”? (a) six (b) tap (c) tent
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 3.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) window (b) van (c) umbrella
- 4.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 5.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) zip
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 7.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) window (c) turtle
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 9.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) zebra
- 10.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wave (b) turkey (c) sun
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sun (c) zero
- 12.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) wolf
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 14.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) sock
- 16.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) yarn
- 17.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) yawn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) wolf
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) tooth
- 21.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) wolf
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 25.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) saw
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) ten (c) soap
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) web
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) wave
- 30.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) up
- 31.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) tent
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) box (c) volcano
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) yarn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) watch (c) up
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) torch (c) tomato
- 38.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) window
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- six
- violin
- van
- z
- soap
- umbrella
- van
- volcano
- tub
- turkey
- ox
- tea
- u
- s
- sock
- volcano
- z
- window
- tiger
- saw
- tomato
- wolf
- s
- y
- s
- zero
- soap
- yawn
- wave
- tiger
- tent
- box
- yarn
- up
- violin
- tap
- fox
- v
- window
- v
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