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.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) box
- 3.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) van
- 5.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) violin
- 6.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) van (b) ten (c) six
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) tub (c) saw
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) soap (b) up (c) violin
- 9.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 10.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 11.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 12.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 13.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) van (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) soap
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) umbrella
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) volcano
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 20.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 21.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) tub
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) turkey
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) sun
- 24.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) soap
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) volcano
- 28.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) tent
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) ox (c) watermelon
- 31.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) tomato
- 32.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) tub
- 33.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) tent
- 35.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) saw
- 36.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) volcano
- 37.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) soap (c) zip
- 39.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 40.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
Answer key
- y
- box
- s
- van
- violin
- ten
- saw
- up
- watermelon
- s
- t
- v
- y
- watermelon
- zip
- window
- turkey
- umbrella
- t
- van
- tub
- yawn
- violin
- soap
- six
- zebra
- saw
- wave
- u
- ox
- yawn
- six
- w
- zebra
- saw
- volcano
- s
- six
- w
- s
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