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.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 3.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) box
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) violin (b) up (c) wave
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) turkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) torch
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) ten (c) wolf
- 10.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) violin
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) tub (c) zebra
- 16.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) fox (c) tap
- 18.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) up (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 19.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 20.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tea (b) window (c) six
- 21.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 22.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) window
- 24.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) window
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) saw
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) up
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) ox
- 30.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 31.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) violin
- 33.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) zip
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) six (c) web
- 35.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) sock (c) van
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) sock
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) web (c) tub
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tap (c) yawn
- 39.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) torch (c) van
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) tooth
Answer key
- z
- yarn
- tent
- yo-yo
- box
- up
- turkey
- torch
- six
- volcano
- zebra
- zip
- umbrella
- violin
- soap
- v
- fox
- turkey
- w
- six
- wolf
- u
- tiger
- w
- window
- saw
- z
- up
- ox
- zebra
- s
- watch
- zip
- tent
- van
- violin
- web
- six
- van
- sun
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