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