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