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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 2.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) violin
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) soap
- 6.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) violin
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) up
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) turkey
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 11.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) soap
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) zip
- 13.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) yarn
- 15.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) tooth
- 16.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) zebra
- 18.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 19.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) zip
- 21.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tea (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) soap (c) tea
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) wolf (c) watermelon
- 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 25.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 26.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) window (c) soap
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 30.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) window
- 33.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) web (b) van (c) watch
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) torch
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) tiger
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) van
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) wolf
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tea (c) zip
- 39.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 40.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) volcano
Answer key
- u
- s
- violin
- z
- soap
- window
- up
- volcano
- umbrella
- umbrella
- soap
- zip
- z
- yarn
- tooth
- w
- zebra
- y
- t
- zip
- web
- box
- ox
- y
- v
- t
- z
- tap
- u
- t
- tub
- yawn
- van
- six
- watermelon
- zero
- six
- fox
- s
- tent
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