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 “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) sun
- 2.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) tap
- 4.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) zip
- 6.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) ox (c) yarn
- 9.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wave (b) web (c) yarn
- 10.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) tooth
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) six
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) yarn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) tent
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) zero
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) soap
- 16.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) window (c) tent
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 20.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) torch (b) zip (c) tooth
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) saw
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) fox
- 24.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) tooth
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) van
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) sock (c) violin
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 29.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tub (b) up (c) window
- 30.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 31.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) torch
- 33.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 34.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) ten
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) zero
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) window (c) zip
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) sun
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- up
- y
- volcano
- w
- zip
- z
- z
- ox
- yarn
- wave
- six
- yarn
- up
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- y
- tent
- v
- umbrella
- t
- zip
- violin
- fox
- sun
- zero
- van
- box
- turtle
- tub
- w
- u
- wolf
- z
- s
- zebra
- six
- s
- van
- torch
- tiger
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