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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- 1.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) tap
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 6.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) box
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) window
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) turkey (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) tent
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 14.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tap (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 15.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) violin (c) tomato
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 19.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 20.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 21.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) yawn
- 23.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) window
- 26.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 27.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) tent
- 28.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) violin
- 29.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) watch
- 30.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) up
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) ox (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) saw (b) sock (c) wolf
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) violin
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) watermelon (c) six
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) tomato (c) six
- 37.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) six
- 38.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 39.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 40.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
Answer key
- s
- sun
- z
- sock
- yo-yo
- y
- ten
- box
- window
- s
- up
- volcano
- u
- yawn
- up
- y
- turkey
- yarn
- z
- v
- w
- watch
- v
- wolf
- violin
- t
- wave
- tea
- zebra
- turkey
- ox
- wolf
- watermelon
- violin
- six
- six
- watermelon
- umbrella
- watermelon
- u
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