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 “s”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) violin
- 2.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) six
- 4.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 8.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) tooth
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) violin
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) ox
- 13.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) window (c) zero
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) up
- 16.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) volcano
- 17.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) saw
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) saw
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) box (c) tomato
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 21.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 23.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) web (b) violin (c) tent
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wolf (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 25.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 26.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) sock (b) window (c) van
- 28.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) web (c) yawn
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) saw
- 31.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) tiger
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) soap
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) wolf
- 35.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) tomato
- 37.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) six (b) up (c) van
- 38.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 39.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) van (b) torch (c) violin
- 40.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) window
Answer key
- sun
- s
- yawn
- v
- violin
- u
- umbrella
- wolf
- zero
- s
- six
- ox
- w
- zero
- tiger
- volcano
- saw
- saw
- box
- up
- s
- tent
- violin
- violin
- tent
- w
- van
- t
- web
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- wolf
- soap
- turkey
- t
- sock
- van
- y
- torch
- yo-yo
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