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