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