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.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 2.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) fox (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) up
- 5.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) yawn
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 7.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) up
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) turkey
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) sun (c) ten
- 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) zebra
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) volcano
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) soap (c) up
- 14.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 15.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) van (c) box
- 17.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zip (b) web (c) zero
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) soap
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) sun
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) six
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) tent
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) ten (c) saw
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 25.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) zip
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) turtle
- 27.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) tea
- 29.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) zero
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) tea
- 32.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) ten
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) soap
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) ox (c) turkey
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) van
- 36.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) up
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) zebra
- 39.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) volcano
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) violin
Answer key
- s
- v
- fox
- up
- zero
- tub
- turtle
- violin
- turkey
- ten
- zebra
- volcano
- turtle
- z
- z
- box
- web
- soap
- t
- van
- six
- tent
- web
- u
- saw
- yarn
- y
- sun
- saw
- s
- yo-yo
- zero
- zebra
- ox
- tiger
- sun
- yawn
- sock
- umbrella
- soap
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