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.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 2.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) up
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) volcano
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) web
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) up
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) fox
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) zip
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) ten (c) tent
- 10.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 11.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) van (c) sun
- 12.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 13.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) box (c) turkey
- 15.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) zebra
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) tent
- 18.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 19.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) window (b) watermelon (c) up
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sock (c) torch
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 22.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) window
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) up
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) violin
- 27.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 28.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) sun
- 29.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 30.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 31.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 32.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) violin
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) sun
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 36.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 37.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tap
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) zebra
- 39.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) watch
Answer key
- v
- soap
- volcano
- web
- up
- fox
- yo-yo
- zero
- ox
- w
- van
- s
- t
- box
- zebra
- z
- yarn
- z
- up
- six
- u
- umbrella
- zero
- tap
- volcano
- turkey
- turtle
- tea
- t
- v
- w
- turtle
- tiger
- sun
- z
- s
- tap
- wave
- t
- sock
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