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 “up”? (a) ten (b) tooth (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zero (c) tiger
- 3.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 4.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) sock
- 6.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) violin
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) tent (c) violin
- 11.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 12.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) sun
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) violin
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) torch
- 15.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 16.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) sun
- 17.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 18.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 19.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) web (b) saw (c) zip
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) zip
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) zip
- 23.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) zip
- 24.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) wolf
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) van
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) soap (c) turkey
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) saw
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) van (c) sun
- 29.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) zebra
- 30.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) box (c) wave
- 32.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) zero
- 33.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) tomato
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) tiger
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) wave
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) zip
- 38.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 39.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) web (c) window
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) tent
Answer key
- umbrella
- six
- t
- v
- sock
- t
- z
- zip
- violin
- violin
- wolf
- sun
- umbrella
- van
- u
- window
- volcano
- zebra
- web
- up
- watermelon
- wolf
- tooth
- tiger
- soap
- turkey
- saw
- ten
- tiger
- y
- box
- sock
- z
- zero
- tiger
- tea
- zip
- s
- six
- volcano
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