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 word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) van
- 2.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) watch
- 3.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) wolf (b) turtle (c) volcano
- 4.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tent (c) torch
- 5.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) tooth
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) ox
- 7.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 8.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) zip
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) zero
- 12.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) van (c) yarn
- 13.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) zero
- 15.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) violin
- 16.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) ten
- 18.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) window (c) umbrella
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) violin
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) window
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) up (c) violin
- 23.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 25.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tomato
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) tub
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 29.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) tooth
- 30.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) van (c) tomato
- 31.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) sock
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) sock
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) zip
- 35.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tent (b) six (c) watch
- 36.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) ten (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) sun
- 40.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) zip
Answer key
- van
- zebra
- turtle
- up
- tooth
- ox
- y
- s
- u
- tomato
- volcano
- van
- z
- zero
- yawn
- u
- ten
- yarn
- violin
- violin
- window
- up
- z
- yo-yo
- y
- tomato
- yarn
- umbrella
- soap
- sun
- s
- zebra
- wolf
- yawn
- tent
- yo-yo
- zebra
- watermelon
- sun
- ten
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