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.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 2.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) ox
- 4.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) sun (c) six
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) soap (c) ten
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 8.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 9.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) sock
- 10.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) watch
- 11.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) soap
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) van (c) web
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 15.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 16.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 17.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) wave
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) saw
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) torch (c) soap
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) box
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) tub
- 25.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) tooth
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) soap
- 27.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 29.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) web
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) wave
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 32.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) six
- 34.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 35.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) window (c) soap
- 37.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tea (b) up (c) ten
- 38.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) tiger
- 39.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 40.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
Answer key
- z
- v
- ox
- t
- six
- ten
- umbrella
- z
- sock
- zero
- v
- tent
- van
- zip
- w
- t
- u
- yo-yo
- yawn
- s
- wave
- fox
- box
- yarn
- zero
- tent
- w
- y
- sock
- saw
- s
- t
- six
- v
- s
- window
- up
- zebra
- w
- s
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