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 “volcano”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tiger (c) wave
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) sun (c) volcano
- 5.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) fox (c) watch
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) web (c) violin
- 8.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) six
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) ox
- 10.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) zip
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 12.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) six
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) tooth
- 14.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) violin
- 15.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 16.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) tea
- 18.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) tap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) wolf
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) tiger
- 24.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 25.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) soap
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) up
- 27.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 28.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) six (c) tap
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 31.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 32.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) van
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) six
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) sun
- 37.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 39.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) watch
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) wave
Answer key
- violin
- umbrella
- box
- volcano
- s
- fox
- web
- six
- ox
- zip
- s
- watch
- zip
- sock
- u
- v
- volcano
- y
- sun
- sun
- s
- y
- six
- t
- soap
- up
- t
- tap
- z
- u
- t
- w
- van
- tap
- volcano
- violin
- w
- tomato
- soap
- tea
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