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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) turtle
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) up (b) torch (c) window
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) tomato (c) up
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) soap
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) up
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) up (c) van
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) up
- 11.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) zip
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) six
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 15.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) turtle
- 16.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 17.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 19.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sock (c) violin
- 21.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tea (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 22.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 23.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) van (b) ten (c) sun
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 25.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) van
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 27.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tea (b) tent (c) sock
- 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 29.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) zero
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) watch
- 31.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) torch (b) web (c) tap
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) saw
- 33.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) zebra
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 36.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 37.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) web (b) torch (c) volcano
- 38.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) up (c) yawn
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) web
Answer key
- u
- fox
- umbrella
- y
- window
- up
- zero
- watch
- torch
- up
- s
- zip
- six
- violin
- turtle
- y
- v
- box
- z
- six
- tea
- violin
- ten
- z
- umbrella
- tomato
- sock
- zebra
- van
- sock
- web
- saw
- z
- soap
- yo-yo
- s
- volcano
- t
- yawn
- web
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