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