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.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 2.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) torch
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 6.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) tea
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) web
- 11.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) tooth
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) van
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) box
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) wolf
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) zero
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) ox
- 19.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) zebra
- 21.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) tub
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) tub
- 24.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) wave
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) six
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tooth
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 30.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) web (b) sock (c) wolf
- 32.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) up
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) violin
- 37.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 38.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 39.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) violin
Answer key
- v
- zip
- yarn
- z
- umbrella
- s
- window
- tea
- v
- web
- y
- fox
- sun
- van
- box
- up
- volcano
- ox
- v
- sock
- sun
- u
- yo-yo
- t
- wave
- six
- wolf
- zip
- zebra
- y
- sock
- up
- six
- saw
- s
- tent
- t
- t
- t
- violin
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