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) s (b) z (c) t
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) six
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) watch (c) fox
- 4.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) six (c) wolf
- 6.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) tooth
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) tub
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) up
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 14.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 15.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) window (b) wolf (c) turtle
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zip (c) tiger
- 18.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) zip
- 19.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) van
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) window (c) tap
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) box
- 22.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) web (c) ten
- 24.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 25.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 26.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 27.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) six (c) yarn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) six
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 31.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 32.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) tent
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) van
- 37.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) van
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) ten
- 40.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
Answer key
- t
- six
- fox
- t
- wolf
- yo-yo
- zero
- tub
- z
- volcano
- umbrella
- umbrella
- z
- y
- t
- turtle
- up
- zip
- van
- window
- box
- s
- web
- s
- y
- y
- s
- yarn
- six
- u
- v
- t
- sock
- tea
- tent
- zip
- s
- turtle
- saw
- w
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