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 “yawn”? (a) tub (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 3.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) van
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) tap
- 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) turtle (c) zero
- 8.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) six (c) watermelon
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) six (c) van
- 15.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) van
- 17.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 19.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) torch
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) yarn
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) tap
- 22.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) zero
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) tiger
- 25.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) saw (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 26.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) tea
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 30.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) six
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) ox
- 32.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) van
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) van
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) soap
- 35.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) window
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 39.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) up (c) watermelon
Answer key
- yo-yo
- six
- watermelon
- van
- zebra
- window
- zero
- yarn
- z
- z
- u
- tub
- volcano
- six
- s
- van
- watermelon
- v
- zebra
- violin
- zip
- v
- zero
- violin
- umbrella
- web
- s
- zero
- u
- volcano
- ox
- torch
- umbrella
- web
- y
- tooth
- sock
- s
- y
- up
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