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.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) saw
- 3.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) ten
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) torch
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) sun (c) turtle
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) torch
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) ox (c) saw
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) yawn
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) box (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) soap
- 13.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) sun
- 14.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yo-yo (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 15.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) six
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) tea
- 19.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) van (b) zero (c) tea
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) tomato
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) turkey
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 25.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 26.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 27.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watch (c) saw
- 29.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) wolf (b) ten (c) six
- 30.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) up (b) sock (c) wolf
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) sock
- 32.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) tub
- 33.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tooth
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 35.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 36.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) up
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) watch (c) tap
- 39.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 40.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
Answer key
- s
- violin
- sock
- volcano
- fox
- six
- umbrella
- ox
- yawn
- box
- umbrella
- turtle
- watch
- turtle
- u
- zip
- saw
- zebra
- zero
- van
- wolf
- wave
- zebra
- z
- s
- z
- v
- watch
- ten
- wolf
- tiger
- soap
- tooth
- yo-yo
- v
- v
- up
- six
- tomato
- z
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