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.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) six (c) up
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) watch (c) yawn
- 4.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 8.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) box (c) tub
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) sun
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) fox (c) yo-yo
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) zero (c) tomato
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) web (c) ten
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) ox (c) tub
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) violin (b) volcano (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) saw
- 20.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) up (b) soap (c) tiger
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 23.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) six (c) wave
- 25.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 26.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) saw (c) tiger
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 29.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 30.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 31.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) zero
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) web (c) sun
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) tap (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) tent
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) tub
- 37.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 39.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 40.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
Answer key
- v
- up
- up
- w
- violin
- s
- y
- w
- turkey
- box
- volcano
- fox
- u
- umbrella
- tomato
- web
- ox
- six
- watch
- z
- tiger
- yo-yo
- t
- zip
- umbrella
- ten
- six
- y
- w
- zebra
- watermelon
- sun
- u
- watch
- violin
- tub
- yo-yo
- s
- y
- z
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