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.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) turkey
- 3.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) window (c) wave
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) box
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) fox (c) up
- 8.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) up
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) six (c) umbrella
- 10.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) tent
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) zero
- 13.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) yarn
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) tub (c) van
- 15.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 16.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) six
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) zip (c) tent
- 19.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) web
- 20.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) soap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) tent
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) wave (c) tea
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 26.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) tap
- 28.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) tea
- 29.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) watch
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) window (c) watermelon
- 32.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) wolf
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) sun
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) zip
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) web
- 38.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) tomato
- 39.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 40.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
Answer key
- s
- turkey
- tap
- soap
- box
- s
- fox
- turkey
- umbrella
- zebra
- tent
- zero
- yarn
- van
- w
- t
- six
- window
- van
- t
- yarn
- saw
- tent
- tea
- u
- watermelon
- six
- volcano
- s
- sun
- tap
- s
- up
- torch
- zip
- volcano
- web
- sock
- z
- t
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