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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 3.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 4.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) van (c) tomato
- 7.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 8.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 9.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) sun
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 11.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) soap
- 13.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) zebra
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) tooth
- 16.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 18.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) six (c) ten
- 22.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) six
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 24.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) van
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) wolf
- 26.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 28.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) tiger
- 30.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) tea (c) yarn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) violin
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) box (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tea (b) van (c) watermelon
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) web
- 37.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) watch
- 39.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) yarn
- 40.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) umbrella
Answer key
- u
- v
- v
- t
- van
- tomato
- yawn
- v
- sun
- u
- w
- window
- w
- tap
- tooth
- t
- yo-yo
- t
- s
- zebra
- ten
- six
- s
- zip
- wolf
- y
- yawn
- s
- tiger
- z
- umbrella
- yarn
- saw
- box
- tea
- zebra
- s
- sun
- umbrella
- volcano
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