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.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) window (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 3.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 5.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) six (b) watch (c) yo-yo
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) van
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) up
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 11.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 12.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 13.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) watch
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) box (c) sun
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) zero
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) zero
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 21.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) sock (c) van
- 26.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) yo-yo
- 27.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) tent
- 28.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) tomato
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) window (b) violin (c) watch
- 32.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) six
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) up
- 34.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 35.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 36.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tea (c) yawn
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) wave
- 39.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) tooth
Answer key
- turkey
- umbrella
- w
- soap
- watch
- van
- u
- up
- turkey
- yo-yo
- t
- v
- w
- six
- box
- tiger
- y
- six
- zero
- u
- t
- v
- umbrella
- z
- up
- tea
- wolf
- s
- zebra
- saw
- violin
- tub
- tub
- z
- y
- t
- six
- zero
- s
- tooth
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