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