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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- 1.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 2.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) box (c) van
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) ten (c) yawn
- 5.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) ox
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) six (c) web
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 10.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zip (c) tent
- 12.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) tomato
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) sun
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) van
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 17.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) up
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 19.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) turkey
- 20.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) tiger
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) turkey
- 22.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) volcano
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) wolf
- 24.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) up (b) soap (c) tomato
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) fox (c) turtle
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 27.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 28.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 29.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 30.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) turkey
- 33.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) torch
- 35.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) tap
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) six
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) zip
- 39.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- z
- u
- box
- yawn
- v
- ox
- six
- u
- volcano
- t
- zip
- t
- violin
- sun
- van
- yo-yo
- turkey
- s
- up
- sun
- umbrella
- volcano
- soap
- tomato
- fox
- torch
- w
- w
- s
- t
- saw
- zero
- s
- watermelon
- tooth
- zebra
- watch
- van
- t
- watermelon
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