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 “saw”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) six
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) window (c) zip
- 6.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) tap
- 8.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) web
- 9.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 10.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) saw (c) yarn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) tooth (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zero (c) turtle
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) saw (c) zebra
- 15.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) box
- 17.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 18.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) turtle
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) tiger
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) six
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) torch
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) violin
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) volcano
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) ox
- 27.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 28.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) web (c) volcano
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 31.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 32.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) tiger
- 33.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) sock
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) watch
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) van (c) yarn
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 37.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 38.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) fox (c) turkey
- 40.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
Answer key
- six
- volcano
- volcano
- u
- up
- z
- zebra
- web
- t
- t
- yarn
- up
- six
- saw
- v
- box
- z
- yarn
- saw
- six
- u
- torch
- window
- violin
- volcano
- ox
- y
- t
- web
- umbrella
- t
- sock
- tub
- watch
- van
- zero
- t
- s
- fox
- w
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