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.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) torch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) up
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 6.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) ten
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) web
- 9.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 10.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 11.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 13.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) violin
- 14.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) saw (c) turkey
- 16.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) zero
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) soap (c) wolf
- 19.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 21.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) six
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) saw
- 23.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) violin (b) up (c) six
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) tap
- 25.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 26.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) tent
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) box
- 28.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) volcano
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) turkey
- 31.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) turtle
- 33.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 35.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) soap
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) up
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) saw (c) yawn
- 38.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 39.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) six
Answer key
- w
- torch
- up
- v
- u
- wolf
- s
- umbrella
- t
- z
- z
- u
- tub
- t
- van
- s
- violin
- turtle
- w
- zebra
- tiger
- six
- six
- sock
- s
- watch
- box
- w
- volcano
- sun
- watch
- yo-yo
- t
- umbrella
- tea
- up
- web
- y
- v
- six
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