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.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 2.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) tooth
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) box (c) turtle
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) tea
- 5.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) six
- 7.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) wave
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) web
- 9.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 10.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) up (b) tea (c) six
- 11.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) sun (c) up
- 13.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) window
- 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 15.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) soap
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 19.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) zebra
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) tiger
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 23.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) tub
- 26.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) torch
- 28.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) zero
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) ten
- 30.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) yarn
- 31.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) saw
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) web (c) yarn
- 34.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) tea
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) sock
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) tomato
- 38.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) up (b) saw (c) torch
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) fox (c) window
- 40.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
Answer key
- u
- zip
- box
- window
- t
- six
- van
- web
- s
- six
- z
- up
- volcano
- v
- w
- z
- soap
- watermelon
- zebra
- violin
- tiger
- zero
- v
- u
- zebra
- s
- saw
- soap
- ten
- yarn
- t
- turkey
- yarn
- z
- tea
- sock
- yawn
- torch
- fox
- t
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