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.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) web (c) sock
- 5.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 6.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) wolf
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) ten (c) tent
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) yarn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) up (c) soap
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) wave
- 14.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 17.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) watch
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) van (c) zebra
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) soap
- 21.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) violin (c) sun
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) six
- 24.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) turkey
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) tub
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) ten (c) web
- 28.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) zebra
- 29.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) wolf (b) zero (c) ten
- 30.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) web (b) up (c) volcano
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) violin (b) window (c) yarn
- 32.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 34.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 36.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) six
- 38.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) sock
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) saw
Answer key
- s
- zebra
- umbrella
- web
- soap
- w
- tent
- z
- wolf
- yarn
- up
- u
- volcano
- t
- yo-yo
- ox
- yawn
- s
- van
- tap
- t
- sun
- umbrella
- soap
- wave
- violin
- box
- zebra
- ten
- web
- yarn
- z
- watermelon
- y
- tea
- t
- six
- w
- tent
- saw
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