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.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 2.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) tap
- 5.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) tap
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) box (c) wave
- 8.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) yarn
- 9.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) wave
- 11.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) tent
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) six
- 14.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) sock
- 15.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 16.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tea (b) violin (c) zip
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) saw (c) zebra
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) zip
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tomato (c) zero
- 22.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 23.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) up
- 25.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) ten
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) tap
- 27.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) saw
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 30.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 31.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) volcano
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) tooth
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 35.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) van (b) tap (c) zebra
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) up
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zip (c) yawn
- 39.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) zero
Answer key
- v
- z
- tooth
- tap
- w
- up
- box
- tea
- v
- volcano
- watermelon
- zip
- six
- yarn
- u
- s
- violin
- zebra
- saw
- umbrella
- ox
- t
- w
- zebra
- ten
- six
- yo-yo
- yawn
- u
- t
- w
- sun
- wolf
- zebra
- z
- tap
- turtle
- zip
- y
- zero
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