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.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 2.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 3.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 4.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 6.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 7.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) soap
- 9.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 10.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) van (b) sun (c) web
- 11.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) six
- 15.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) zero
- 17.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 18.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 19.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 20.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) web (c) up
- 22.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) wave
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) tent
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) wolf
- 27.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 29.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) zero
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) zip
- 31.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) watch
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) six (c) yarn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) sun
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) van (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) zip
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) up (c) violin
- 39.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tap (b) window (c) tub
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) zero
Answer key
- y
- v
- w
- y
- u
- z
- v
- soap
- t
- sun
- t
- umbrella
- box
- zebra
- zebra
- tooth
- t
- z
- s
- w
- up
- t
- wave
- tent
- u
- violin
- v
- umbrella
- wave
- sun
- tooth
- yarn
- yawn
- zebra
- sun
- zero
- zip
- six
- window
- saw
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