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.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) torch
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) tea
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) fox (c) wolf
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) ox (c) turtle
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) sock
- 9.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) umbrella
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) yarn
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) zip
- 13.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 14.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) wolf
- 15.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 16.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) ten (c) wave
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) window
- 19.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 20.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) six
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) torch (c) turtle
- 22.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) van
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) up
- 24.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 25.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) ten (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) sun
- 28.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 30.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) sock
- 34.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 37.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turtle (b) tent (c) wave
- 39.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 40.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
Answer key
- u
- torch
- six
- zebra
- fox
- ox
- saw
- wave
- z
- umbrella
- tent
- zip
- v
- zebra
- yo-yo
- v
- van
- window
- z
- six
- van
- watch
- volcano
- tiger
- w
- up
- turtle
- s
- box
- y
- soap
- yo-yo
- sock
- t
- yo-yo
- sun
- t
- wave
- t
- z
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