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.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 2.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) van (b) tent (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 6.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) turkey
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 10.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) zebra
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) sun
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) ten
- 14.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) ox (c) sock
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tap (b) tub (c) up
- 18.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 19.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) six
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) tap (c) fox
- 22.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) tomato
- 23.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 24.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) yo-yo
- 25.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 26.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) web
- 28.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) zero
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) zip (c) violin
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) zip
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) wolf
- 34.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) six
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 37.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 39.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) watermelon
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) saw
Answer key
- s
- soap
- tomato
- sock
- volcano
- six
- z
- zero
- umbrella
- sock
- turkey
- sun
- ten
- yo-yo
- v
- ox
- up
- y
- s
- six
- fox
- saw
- z
- window
- t
- z
- saw
- t
- zero
- violin
- zip
- u
- yawn
- t
- wolf
- u
- v
- yarn
- tub
- saw
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