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 “s”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) six
- 2.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) zebra
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) up
- 5.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) tap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) van (c) tomato
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) zero
- 9.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) sock
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) box (c) soap
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) wolf
- 14.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) six (c) zero
- 15.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 16.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) turkey
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) zip
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) soap
- 23.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watermelon (b) tub (c) yawn
- 26.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) six (c) saw
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) van
- 29.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 31.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) web (c) yarn
- 33.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) tomato
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) wolf
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) up
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) tiger
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sock (c) yawn
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) ox (c) violin
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) wolf (c) yawn
Answer key
- six
- y
- wave
- tub
- v
- tap
- van
- volcano
- sock
- u
- box
- volcano
- van
- zero
- tub
- volcano
- z
- umbrella
- violin
- yo-yo
- sock
- soap
- s
- umbrella
- watermelon
- saw
- six
- van
- s
- u
- t
- yarn
- tomato
- wolf
- zero
- violin
- sock
- ox
- zebra
- fox
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