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