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