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 “volcano”? (a) van (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) violin
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) sun
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) up
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zip (c) web
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 8.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) saw
- 11.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 13.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) ten
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) fox
- 17.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) van
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) tooth
- 21.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) box (c) zip
- 23.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 25.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) tomato
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) tea
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 29.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 30.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) ten
- 31.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 32.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 33.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) sun
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) van
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) violin
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) torch (c) soap
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 38.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) volcano
- 39.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) watch
Answer key
- van
- tooth
- yawn
- violin
- ox
- yo-yo
- yarn
- w
- u
- tooth
- t
- tub
- v
- yo-yo
- yawn
- fox
- t
- van
- six
- sun
- y
- box
- t
- z
- tooth
- volcano
- umbrella
- y
- y
- ten
- u
- s
- wolf
- six
- violin
- torch
- z
- volcano
- s
- watch
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