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.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 3.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) sun
- 5.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tub (b) six (c) volcano
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) watch
- 7.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) tub
- 9.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 10.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) zero
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) sock
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) yawn
- 14.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) web (c) tap
- 16.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) yarn
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) window (c) ox
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) torch
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) up
- 22.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) sock
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) tiger
- 25.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 26.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 27.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) watch
- 29.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) zip (c) volcano
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) torch (c) box
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) wolf
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 37.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 38.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 39.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) sock
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) fox
Answer key
- s
- zebra
- sun
- window
- tub
- zero
- v
- wave
- umbrella
- z
- yawn
- sock
- tooth
- t
- tap
- yarn
- ox
- up
- torch
- z
- up
- volcano
- s
- yo-yo
- t
- t
- u
- zero
- web
- box
- v
- yarn
- yarn
- six
- s
- six
- w
- u
- yawn
- fox
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