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