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) sock (b) tea (c) violin
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) fox
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 4.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) violin
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) zip
- 6.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) violin
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) box
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) tub
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 10.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) zero
- 11.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) six (c) violin
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) torch (c) up
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) volcano
- 17.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) zero (c) wolf
- 19.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 21.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) wave
- 22.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) ox (c) tomato
- 25.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 26.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tomato
- 28.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) window (c) up
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) watch
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) six (c) watermelon
- 32.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) soap (c) up
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) sun
- 34.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 36.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 37.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) up
- 39.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) van (c) six
- 40.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
Answer key
- violin
- fox
- v
- violin
- sock
- zebra
- box
- zebra
- u
- zero
- y
- tent
- umbrella
- six
- up
- sun
- w
- wolf
- yo-yo
- z
- wave
- t
- s
- ox
- sun
- w
- six
- zip
- tub
- turkey
- watermelon
- up
- yawn
- w
- z
- s
- s
- turtle
- van
- t
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