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 “soap”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) turtle
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) turtle
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) tomato
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) watermelon
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) yawn
- 8.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) six (c) yarn
- 9.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) yo-yo
- 10.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) torch (b) zero (c) six
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) ten
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) ox (c) zero
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) zero
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) van (c) tooth
- 15.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) tea
- 16.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tap (b) window (c) zip
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) van (c) sock
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) saw (c) soap
- 21.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) volcano
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) up
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) ten (b) up (c) window
- 25.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 26.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) six
- 27.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 28.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) watch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) six
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) zip
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) web (c) sun
- 33.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) window
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) yarn
- 35.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) volcano
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) window (c) yarn
- 37.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) turtle
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) tiger
- 39.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) zebra
Answer key
- sun
- u
- yarn
- van
- violin
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- yarn
- ten
- six
- zip
- ox
- zero
- van
- window
- s
- tap
- sock
- t
- window
- volcano
- zip
- zebra
- up
- u
- six
- v
- z
- watch
- tap
- ten
- zip
- violin
- six
- umbrella
- fox
- turtle
- volcano
- t
- watermelon
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