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.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 2.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) six
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 4.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) six
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) wolf
- 8.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) tea
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 11.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 12.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) saw (b) van (c) sock
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) sun
- 15.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) tent
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) wave (c) turtle
- 17.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) violin
- 19.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) up (c) van
- 20.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 21.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) tomato (c) six
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) sock
- 25.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) saw
- 27.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) web (c) tiger
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) tomato
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) tooth
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) ten
- 34.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) yarn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) violin (c) fox
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) ten
- 38.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 39.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 40.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) tub
Answer key
- y
- tooth
- v
- w
- six
- soap
- sock
- tea
- u
- umbrella
- t
- z
- van
- up
- zip
- wave
- u
- tooth
- up
- z
- w
- y
- six
- zip
- tea
- saw
- t
- tiger
- zero
- sun
- s
- box
- yawn
- tooth
- van
- fox
- watermelon
- turkey
- v
- yarn
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