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.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 2.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) sun
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) fox
- 6.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) yarn (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 7.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 8.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tent
- 9.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) watch
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) sock (c) tea
- 12.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 13.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) torch
- 15.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) zip
- 16.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) torch
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 19.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) umbrella
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 22.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) six (c) ten
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 25.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) window
- 26.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) saw (c) zip
- 28.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) window (b) wave (c) turkey
- 29.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) tomato
- 31.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) turkey
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) saw
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) sock
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) wave
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) saw
Answer key
- t
- w
- umbrella
- violin
- fox
- tap
- w
- tent
- t
- up
- tea
- w
- v
- torch
- wave
- torch
- s
- yo-yo
- z
- six
- umbrella
- y
- ten
- yarn
- window
- z
- zip
- turkey
- t
- soap
- zebra
- u
- ox
- sock
- saw
- tiger
- turkey
- wave
- yawn
- saw
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