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