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.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) violin
- 3.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) tub
- 5.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zip (b) van (c) zero
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) window
- 8.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) ox
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) up (c) zip
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tent (c) torch
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 13.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) up
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) soap
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tub
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wave (c) violin
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) six
- 20.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) tea
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) six (c) zip
- 25.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 26.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) six
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) fox
- 29.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 30.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 31.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 32.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) sock (b) web (c) zero
- 34.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) ten
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 37.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 38.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) volcano
- 39.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) watch
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) yarn
Answer key
- s
- violin
- y
- box
- van
- u
- zero
- y
- ox
- sun
- six
- yawn
- t
- ten
- umbrella
- zip
- z
- up
- six
- v
- y
- tea
- turkey
- tent
- w
- s
- watch
- fox
- s
- t
- t
- v
- web
- zip
- volcano
- zebra
- u
- volcano
- watch
- yarn
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