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.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 2.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 4.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 5.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) up (b) torch (c) web
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) tea
- 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 8.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) web (c) zero
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) tooth
- 11.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) six (b) watch (c) tooth
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) van (c) ox
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) sun
- 14.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) zero
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) sun
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) six (c) zebra
- 18.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) tomato
- 19.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 20.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) box
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) violin
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) van
- 25.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) violin (c) zebra
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) soap
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) volcano
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) van (b) zero (c) turtle
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) van
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) tent
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) tent
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) window
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) van (c) tub
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tea (c) six
- 37.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) sun (c) tiger
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) window
Answer key
- t
- t
- umbrella
- watch
- torch
- up
- y
- s
- sun
- watch
- watch
- ox
- zero
- van
- umbrella
- violin
- zebra
- tomato
- u
- t
- box
- u
- six
- web
- y
- six
- zero
- zip
- zero
- van
- yo-yo
- yarn
- yawn
- s
- fox
- tea
- t
- z
- tiger
- yarn
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