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