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) z (b) v (c) t
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) web (c) tent
- 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zip (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) six (c) turkey
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) ox
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) tomato
- 9.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) six
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) tooth
- 11.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) soap
- 13.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) yarn
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) sock
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) violin
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) fox
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) sun
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) web (c) umbrella
- 22.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wolf (b) watch (c) zebra
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) yawn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) violin
- 27.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) tomato
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) zero
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) yarn
- 33.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) zero
- 34.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) zip (c) tent
- 37.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) window
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) soap
- 40.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) tomato
Answer key
- z
- up
- u
- umbrella
- watermelon
- turkey
- ox
- soap
- tooth
- wave
- s
- soap
- w
- yarn
- sock
- yawn
- u
- zebra
- fox
- yo-yo
- tea
- zebra
- umbrella
- box
- yawn
- violin
- v
- yo-yo
- v
- t
- zero
- yarn
- zero
- t
- watch
- zip
- t
- window
- volcano
- six
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