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.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 2.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) tap
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) violin
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) turtle
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) sock (c) tent
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) tea (c) yawn
- 8.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) violin
- 9.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) yarn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) tea
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) ten
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 15.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 17.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) box (c) wolf
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) fox
- 21.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) window
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) soap
- 23.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) up (c) tomato
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 25.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 26.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) sun
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) up
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) tent
- 29.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 30.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 32.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) violin
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) volcano
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) zero
- 37.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) tent
- 38.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) watch
- 40.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
Answer key
- w
- volcano
- soap
- six
- window
- wolf
- yawn
- six
- tap
- s
- sock
- van
- wave
- umbrella
- yawn
- zebra
- yo-yo
- box
- z
- fox
- zip
- yarn
- up
- u
- v
- zip
- tea
- yo-yo
- z
- s
- watermelon
- z
- u
- violin
- up
- zero
- wolf
- web
- tiger
- s
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