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.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) tub
- 3.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) yawn
- 4.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 6.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) saw
- 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) zip
- 10.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 11.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 12.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) six (c) zero
- 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) web
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) saw
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) fox (c) sock
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) web
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) wave
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 22.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) tent (c) yawn
- 24.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) web (c) saw
- 26.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) window (b) van (c) sun
- 28.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zero (b) window (c) sun
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) up (c) turtle
- 32.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) zero
- 34.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) tiger
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) van
- 36.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 37.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 38.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) watch
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) yarn
Answer key
- y
- tub
- van
- zero
- u
- soap
- yarn
- s
- umbrella
- yarn
- t
- v
- violin
- s
- zero
- yawn
- fox
- v
- tap
- zero
- violin
- turkey
- yawn
- s
- web
- s
- van
- sun
- zip
- soap
- turtle
- z
- tiger
- tiger
- van
- t
- y
- s
- box
- torch
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