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 word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) wave
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) saw
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) up
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) zip
- 5.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) tiger
- 7.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) six
- 8.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) zebra
- 9.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) soap
- 12.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) turtle
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) tea
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) box (c) sock
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) ten (c) zebra
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 18.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yarn (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) turtle
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 22.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) tub
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) van (c) six
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) wave
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) ten
- 26.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) tooth
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) fox
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) web (c) violin
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 31.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 32.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) zero
- 34.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 35.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) tiger
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) watch
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) zero
- 39.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) turkey
Answer key
- zip
- violin
- up
- sun
- t
- saw
- watermelon
- zebra
- s
- v
- soap
- t
- sock
- sun
- box
- van
- u
- sock
- yarn
- s
- yo-yo
- wave
- six
- tub
- soap
- w
- van
- fox
- violin
- z
- t
- y
- ox
- u
- volcano
- up
- zebra
- zero
- t
- turkey
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