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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- 1.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 2.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) van (b) zero (c) tiger
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) up
- 6.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) sun
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) six (c) tap
- 8.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) van
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) ten
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) zero
- 11.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 12.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) sock
- 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tea
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) web
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) window (c) violin
- 19.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 20.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) up (b) tent (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) sock
- 24.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) window (b) van (c) tub
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 27.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 28.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) van
- 30.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) tooth
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) up
- 32.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 33.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) tomato
- 34.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 36.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) wave
- 39.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) sock (c) umbrella
Answer key
- s
- z
- z
- zero
- up
- zebra
- six
- van
- box
- zero
- v
- s
- zip
- v
- zero
- tub
- watermelon
- window
- t
- t
- u
- saw
- volcano
- window
- s
- yo-yo
- sun
- t
- van
- tooth
- up
- t
- sun
- six
- yarn
- t
- yawn
- wave
- w
- umbrella
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