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