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) v (b) z (c) w
- 2.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) soap
- 4.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) zero
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) sock
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) yawn
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) sun
- 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) torch (c) six
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) ten
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 15.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) wolf
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) violin (c) yawn
- 18.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) zero
- 20.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) watch
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) window (c) watermelon
- 22.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 23.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) up (c) six
- 25.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) tent
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) soap (c) torch
- 30.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) tent
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) tomato
- 33.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watch (b) web (c) ten
- 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 35.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) sun (c) zero
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) fox (c) window
- 38.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) volcano
Answer key
- z
- y
- yarn
- sock
- sock
- yawn
- watermelon
- s
- zip
- six
- ten
- up
- wolf
- umbrella
- zero
- saw
- violin
- w
- zero
- watch
- six
- t
- t
- zero
- s
- up
- s
- box
- soap
- zebra
- v
- tomato
- ten
- umbrella
- zip
- sun
- fox
- t
- z
- volcano
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