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