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 “sun”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) tap (c) web
- 3.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) watch
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) tooth
- 7.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) tap
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) box
- 10.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watch (c) wave
- 12.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) torch
- 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) wolf
- 16.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 19.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 21.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) violin
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) yawn (c) fox
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) window (c) van
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) ten
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) van
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) sock
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) sun
- 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) saw
- 30.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) van
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) tub (c) saw
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) web
- 34.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) tap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) saw
- 38.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) yawn
- 40.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) violin
Answer key
- saw
- web
- s
- tea
- sun
- van
- volcano
- z
- box
- yawn
- up
- w
- six
- s
- sock
- u
- y
- u
- s
- yo-yo
- violin
- fox
- window
- s
- yarn
- van
- sock
- zero
- umbrella
- z
- umbrella
- saw
- tent
- t
- yarn
- volcano
- zebra
- v
- yawn
- yo-yo
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