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) v (b) u (c) t
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) six
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) yawn
- 4.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) yo-yo
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) box
- 7.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) tomato (c) six
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) van
- 10.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) six
- 11.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) ten
- 13.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) web (c) torch
- 15.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) saw
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) zip
- 17.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 18.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) web
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) saw
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) zero
- 22.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) window
- 24.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 25.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) saw (c) tomato
- 27.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) window (b) wave (c) tiger
- 28.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) wolf
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) turkey (c) zero
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) window
- 33.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 34.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) window
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) web
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) watch
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) volcano
- 38.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 39.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) tent
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) up
Answer key
- u
- six
- yawn
- yo-yo
- up
- box
- t
- six
- van
- tub
- z
- saw
- t
- zip
- saw
- zip
- t
- soap
- volcano
- tea
- tent
- y
- umbrella
- t
- t
- tomato
- tiger
- sun
- sock
- t
- v
- umbrella
- w
- turtle
- web
- zebra
- volcano
- t
- tent
- watermelon
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