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.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) yarn
- 3.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 4.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) soap
- 5.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) ten (b) van (c) saw
- 6.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) saw
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zero (c) tub
- 9.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 10.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) sock (b) van (c) saw
- 11.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) ox
- 13.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 14.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) tub
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) turtle (c) violin
- 17.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) volcano
- 18.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watch (c) violin
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) web
- 21.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) six
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) zero
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) box (c) wave
- 26.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) tap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) wave
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) tiger
- 31.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) violin
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) saw
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) torch
- 36.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) sock
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) saw
- 39.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 40.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) wolf
Answer key
- u
- yarn
- t
- soap
- saw
- saw
- z
- fox
- v
- van
- t
- ox
- t
- z
- tub
- turtle
- sock
- w
- six
- umbrella
- sun
- zebra
- tap
- zero
- box
- t
- volcano
- van
- wave
- zip
- y
- tap
- u
- wave
- torch
- s
- zero
- saw
- v
- soap
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