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