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.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) fox (c) zip
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) tea
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) six
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 7.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) sun
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) watch
- 13.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) window (b) sock (c) torch
- 14.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) zip
- 15.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 16.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) six (b) tent (c) yarn
- 18.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) up
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) box
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) violin (c) turtle
- 23.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) tiger
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) yawn
- 25.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) van (c) watch
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) sun
- 28.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) watermelon (b) sun (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) volcano
- 31.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 32.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) tea
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) van (c) sock
- 35.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) ten
- 37.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 38.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 39.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zip (c) saw
Answer key
- u
- fox
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- six
- yawn
- sun
- six
- zero
- u
- up
- ten
- window
- zip
- w
- w
- tent
- s
- z
- up
- box
- turtle
- tiger
- torch
- t
- zero
- umbrella
- s
- zebra
- sun
- w
- web
- yo-yo
- sock
- w
- zebra
- umbrella
- y
- w
- zip
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