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.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) zip
- 3.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 4.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) volcano (c) sock
- 6.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) up (b) torch (c) violin
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 9.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) sock
- 12.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 13.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 14.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) tomato
- 15.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) web
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) zero
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) fox (c) turtle
- 19.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 20.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) watermelon (b) wave (c) soap
- 21.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) tap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) volcano
- 23.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) tub
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) volcano
- 25.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) tooth
- 26.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) volcano
- 28.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) tea (c) six
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 31.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 32.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) soap (c) tea
- 33.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) volcano
- 35.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) tap
- 36.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) tap
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) zero
- 38.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) window
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) zip
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) tooth
Answer key
- s
- zip
- w
- s
- box
- torch
- umbrella
- s
- zebra
- umbrella
- ox
- tiger
- s
- tomato
- web
- yawn
- sun
- fox
- sun
- soap
- soap
- zero
- sock
- volcano
- sun
- t
- tent
- t
- six
- yo-yo
- v
- web
- t
- volcano
- zero
- volcano
- zero
- window
- torch
- yo-yo
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