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.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) ox (c) torch
- 3.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) window
- 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) tap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) six
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) window
- 11.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 12.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) turtle
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) box (c) violin
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) six
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) web
- 17.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) up
- 19.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) soap (c) window
- 21.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 22.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) tea
- 24.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 25.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) tent (c) yawn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) saw
- 31.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 32.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) ten
- 34.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 35.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) sock
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) torch
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) tap (c) zero
- 38.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 39.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 40.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
Answer key
- t
- ox
- y
- tent
- s
- tap
- yo-yo
- tiger
- umbrella
- violin
- t
- umbrella
- zip
- box
- six
- web
- v
- up
- w
- up
- soap
- s
- six
- v
- w
- volcano
- violin
- yawn
- zero
- yarn
- u
- t
- ten
- w
- sock
- window
- zero
- t
- u
- s
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