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.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) tooth
- 3.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) soap (b) van (c) zip
- 4.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) window (b) tea (c) sock
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) violin (c) tiger
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) yawn
- 9.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) turtle
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) wave
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 12.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 13.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) six
- 14.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) sock
- 15.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) violin
- 16.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) six
- 17.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 18.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 20.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) six (c) yawn
- 22.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) soap
- 23.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) van (b) tub (c) soap
- 24.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) soap
- 26.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 27.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) torch
- 29.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 31.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) zebra
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 33.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 34.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) window (b) tap (c) sun
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) sun
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 37.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) six
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) torch (c) tomato
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) saw (c) violin
Answer key
- v
- six
- van
- sock
- z
- fox
- s
- six
- saw
- saw
- up
- s
- six
- tiger
- tooth
- wolf
- t
- t
- y
- volcano
- zero
- watch
- tub
- v
- zip
- w
- u
- yarn
- z
- yo-yo
- tap
- wave
- t
- tap
- sun
- umbrella
- six
- box
- zero
- violin
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