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