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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- 1.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 2.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) up (b) tent (c) yawn
- 4.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) up
- 8.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) six
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) van
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) ten (c) zero
- 14.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) soap
- 17.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) turtle (c) fox
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) ox (c) saw
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) turkey
- 23.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 25.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) yawn
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) six (c) zip
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 30.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 32.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turkey (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 34.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) zero
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) tub
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) torch
- 37.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 38.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 39.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sun (b) six (c) volcano
- 40.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
Answer key
- s
- yo-yo
- yawn
- s
- u
- yo-yo
- tap
- t
- six
- zebra
- ten
- u
- van
- s
- tea
- box
- t
- fox
- ox
- v
- y
- yo-yo
- z
- tiger
- s
- torch
- yawn
- zip
- soap
- z
- saw
- wolf
- watch
- zero
- tub
- up
- w
- umbrella
- volcano
- t
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