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) s (b) z (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) torch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) sun
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) van (c) turtle
- 5.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) turkey
- 7.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tooth (b) tomato (c) sun
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 10.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) window (b) watch (c) van
- 12.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) wave
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) six (c) sun
- 14.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) saw
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 18.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 19.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 20.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) window (b) sun (c) tomato
- 21.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) up (c) web
- 23.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) fox
- 25.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) yarn
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) ox
- 27.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) tent
- 28.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) zero (c) tomato
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) torch
- 30.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 31.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zip (b) up (c) web
- 32.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) tap
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) box (c) umbrella
- 34.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 36.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watch (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) saw
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) volcano
Answer key
- t
- umbrella
- zip
- van
- v
- volcano
- sun
- watermelon
- s
- yo-yo
- van
- tub
- six
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- saw
- tiger
- t
- w
- tomato
- y
- up
- w
- fox
- violin
- ox
- volcano
- window
- watermelon
- umbrella
- up
- violin
- box
- y
- u
- web
- tub
- zero
- tooth
- sun
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