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 “violin”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) van
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) tea
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) six
- 4.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) yawn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) sun
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) umbrella (c) wave
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) up (c) wave
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) volcano
- 9.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) web
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) van
- 13.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) six
- 15.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) saw
- 17.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 18.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) tent
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 21.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) turtle
- 24.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 25.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) violin
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) ten
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watermelon (b) zero (c) tub
- 28.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 29.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) turkey
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) ten (c) zero
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) tiger
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) sock
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) soap
- 37.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) up
- 40.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) window (b) zero (c) tea
Answer key
- van
- tea
- torch
- yawn
- sun
- box
- up
- volcano
- t
- yawn
- web
- six
- soap
- yo-yo
- v
- saw
- u
- s
- zero
- v
- v
- yo-yo
- wave
- w
- violin
- sock
- zero
- t
- w
- six
- turkey
- ox
- tiger
- s
- umbrella
- soap
- w
- zebra
- zebra
- window
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