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