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.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) watch
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) tent
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) soap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) torch (c) up
- 8.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) zip (c) up
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) ten
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) fox (c) saw
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) torch (c) soap
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) turkey
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) volcano
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) ox
- 16.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) tiger
- 18.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 19.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) watch (b) six (c) tiger
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) wave (c) yarn
- 21.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) saw
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) yarn
- 23.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 24.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) soap
- 25.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 26.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 27.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) sun
- 28.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) van
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) violin
- 32.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) tooth
- 34.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zero (b) van (c) tub
- 35.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) wave
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) soap
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) yarn
- 38.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) six
Answer key
- w
- u
- z
- box
- zip
- yarn
- up
- six
- sock
- fox
- torch
- z
- yawn
- volcano
- ox
- s
- violin
- z
- tiger
- wave
- zip
- yarn
- watermelon
- soap
- t
- v
- tent
- torch
- web
- six
- turkey
- y
- violin
- van
- turtle
- soap
- zero
- s
- yo-yo
- umbrella
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