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