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 word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) van (c) six
- 2.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) window (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) yarn (c) soap
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) van (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) fox (c) soap
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) tap
- 9.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) sock
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) tiger (c) up
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) soap
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 15.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) watermelon
- 16.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) yarn
- 17.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) tooth
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) yawn (c) box
- 20.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) six
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) saw
- 22.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) yawn
- 23.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) window
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 25.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) umbrella
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) zero
- 27.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) saw
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 30.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) saw (b) soap (c) zip
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) six
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) volcano
- 35.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) van (c) tea
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) window
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) six
- 39.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) van
Answer key
- van
- s
- yarn
- zip
- violin
- umbrella
- fox
- zebra
- ten
- ten
- up
- soap
- u
- wolf
- up
- tap
- z
- six
- box
- six
- ox
- yawn
- window
- web
- tooth
- zero
- v
- saw
- umbrella
- y
- yo-yo
- zip
- six
- volcano
- t
- tea
- violin
- turtle
- u
- van
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