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 “zip”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) zero
- 2.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) six (c) tomato
- 3.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 4.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) saw (c) zip
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) ten
- 6.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) volcano
- 8.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) web (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) zip
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) fox
- 12.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 13.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) six
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) zip
- 15.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) window
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 18.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) web (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 21.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 22.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) web (b) violin (c) zero
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) turtle
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) tooth
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) saw
- 27.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) zero
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) van (c) torch
- 29.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) zebra
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) zero
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) violin (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) soap
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) ten (c) tomato
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) tomato
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) six (c) tap
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) zebra
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tea (b) turtle (c) six
Answer key
- zero
- van
- y
- saw
- volcano
- t
- saw
- yawn
- violin
- zip
- fox
- s
- volcano
- violin
- t
- umbrella
- u
- yo-yo
- v
- zebra
- w
- web
- zebra
- box
- tent
- tea
- sock
- six
- zebra
- ten
- v
- web
- tent
- sun
- van
- z
- umbrella
- up
- soap
- six
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