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.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) web
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yarn (c) tap
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) zero
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) zip
- 9.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) tub
- 10.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tent
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) yo-yo
- 12.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) van (b) up (c) tap
- 13.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) van (b) saw (c) tub
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zip (c) tub
- 16.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) window (b) ten (c) up
- 17.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) six (c) wolf
- 18.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) tent
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) watermelon
- 20.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) watch (c) zero
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) six (c) volcano
- 23.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) up
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) six
- 28.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 30.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) yarn
- 34.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) wave
- 35.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) ox (c) turtle
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) sock
- 39.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) yawn
Answer key
- t
- watermelon
- soap
- sun
- z
- fox
- zero
- zip
- watch
- yo-yo
- box
- tap
- y
- tub
- zip
- window
- six
- volcano
- tooth
- t
- zero
- up
- t
- violin
- u
- sun
- turkey
- s
- umbrella
- t
- z
- s
- yarn
- six
- w
- u
- ox
- sock
- w
- yawn
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