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 “zebra”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) web
- 2.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 3.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) van
- 4.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) saw
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tent (c) wave
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) volcano
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) saw (c) tea
- 8.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) tea
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) box (c) watch
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) tub
- 14.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) tap
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 16.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) up (b) ten (c) volcano
- 17.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) web (c) zip
- 20.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) yawn
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) tomato (c) six
- 24.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 25.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 26.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) ten
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) sock
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) violin
- 29.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) ten
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) zip
- 32.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) web
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) six (c) tub
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) van (c) sock
- 36.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 37.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) van (b) ten (c) web
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) turtle
- 39.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 40.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
Answer key
- zip
- w
- zebra
- watermelon
- ox
- zip
- saw
- w
- volcano
- v
- box
- u
- wave
- sun
- umbrella
- ten
- t
- s
- ten
- turkey
- zero
- y
- six
- v
- s
- saw
- zebra
- yawn
- van
- violin
- sun
- t
- web
- up
- tea
- z
- ten
- van
- y
- t
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