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.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 2.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) zip
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) umbrella
- 5.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 6.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 8.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) violin
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) box
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) up (c) wolf
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) tub
- 12.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) watermelon
- 13.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) tub (c) ox
- 15.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) tub
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) van (c) wave
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) yawn
- 21.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) soap (c) turtle
- 23.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 24.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) ten
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) web
- 27.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 28.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 31.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) saw
- 33.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 34.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 35.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) up (b) wave (c) torch
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) tap
- 37.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) saw
- 38.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) zero
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) watch (c) six
Answer key
- w
- s
- zip
- van
- t
- watermelon
- yo-yo
- violin
- box
- up
- web
- umbrella
- s
- ox
- s
- sock
- y
- yarn
- sun
- yawn
- y
- fox
- u
- v
- volcano
- umbrella
- w
- saw
- zebra
- yo-yo
- z
- yawn
- t
- z
- wave
- tap
- watch
- t
- zero
- six
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