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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- 1.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) fox (c) zip
- 3.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 4.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) window (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 5.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 6.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 7.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) sun
- 8.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) van
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) up (c) tent
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) ox (c) watch
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 13.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) turtle
- 14.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 15.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 16.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) van
- 18.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) zero (c) yarn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) saw
- 20.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 21.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) box (c) tomato
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tap (c) window
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) volcano
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) torch
- 28.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) sun
- 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) sock
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) violin
- 32.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 33.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) tent
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) up
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) up (c) van
- 36.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) window
- 37.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wave (b) wolf (c) tub
- 38.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 39.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) watermelon
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tub
Answer key
- z
- fox
- y
- yo-yo
- s
- t
- zip
- z
- van
- tent
- ox
- yarn
- turtle
- z
- w
- t
- van
- zero
- watermelon
- watermelon
- w
- v
- box
- six
- volcano
- ten
- torch
- wave
- s
- sock
- six
- t
- violin
- volcano
- up
- window
- tub
- t
- umbrella
- tub
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