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.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) sun (c) torch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) watch
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) van (c) tap
- 6.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 9.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 10.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) soap
- 12.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) tea (c) sun
- 14.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) six
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) saw
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) box
- 17.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) ox (c) watch
- 19.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) up (c) tent
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tub
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) tiger (c) violin
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) tap
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tent (c) violin
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) ten
- 26.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) saw
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 28.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) soap
- 31.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) six
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) web (c) tomato
- 33.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) watch
- 34.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 35.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 37.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) tap
- 38.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 39.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) watch
Answer key
- s
- up
- torch
- zebra
- six
- t
- tooth
- zero
- v
- s
- tiger
- t
- sun
- tap
- van
- box
- zebra
- ox
- van
- six
- violin
- umbrella
- yawn
- fox
- saw
- tooth
- y
- s
- v
- soap
- turkey
- web
- soap
- z
- w
- u
- tap
- w
- w
- watch
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