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 “zip”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) yawn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) window
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) wolf (c) turtle
- 4.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) zero
- 5.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 6.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 7.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) soap
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) up (c) violin
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ox (c) wolf
- 12.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 13.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 14.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zip (c) saw
- 16.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) torch
- 17.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) up (c) zero
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) six (c) soap
- 21.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 23.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) van (b) volcano (c) watch
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) violin
- 25.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 26.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) yawn
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) six
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) tent
- 29.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) torch (c) zero
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) window (c) wave
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) box
- 34.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 35.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) six
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) wave (c) van
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) up
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) umbrella
Answer key
- zero
- umbrella
- turtle
- torch
- s
- t
- y
- s
- zero
- violin
- ox
- v
- t
- y
- zip
- van
- t
- up
- t
- six
- t
- u
- watch
- violin
- w
- zip
- yarn
- saw
- tent
- watch
- soap
- yo-yo
- box
- tap
- six
- van
- volcano
- yo-yo
- up
- umbrella
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