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.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 2.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) wolf (c) window
- 4.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) torch (c) wave
- 5.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) volcano
- 7.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) zero
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 10.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 11.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 12.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) window (b) tap (c) zebra
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) ox
- 17.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) web
- 18.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) tea
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 20.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) tomato
- 22.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) tea
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) tent
- 25.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) turtle
- 29.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) web
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) up (c) tooth
- 31.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 32.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) violin
- 34.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) wave
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 36.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) sock
- 38.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) six
- 39.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) window (b) sun (c) tap
- 40.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) up
Answer key
- t
- s
- fox
- van
- w
- saw
- s
- tea
- zero
- w
- y
- s
- umbrella
- z
- tap
- ox
- web
- tea
- yawn
- y
- zebra
- z
- six
- van
- s
- z
- watermelon
- sun
- tiger
- up
- u
- v
- violin
- ten
- u
- t
- sock
- yo-yo
- tap
- up
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