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.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) up (c) sock
- 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 6.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) fox
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) van (c) saw
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) ten
- 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) zip
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) sock
- 12.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) window (b) tent (c) van
- 13.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) soap
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) tent
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) sun
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) box (c) turtle
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) umbrella
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) soap
- 23.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) six
- 24.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) tub
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 28.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) zip
- 31.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 32.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) tea
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) six (c) van
- 36.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 37.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) tooth
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) yarn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) van
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) zero
Answer key
- t
- up
- u
- yo-yo
- s
- t
- fox
- saw
- zip
- zip
- tub
- van
- t
- violin
- umbrella
- watch
- umbrella
- u
- ox
- box
- six
- yawn
- tent
- w
- zip
- y
- watermelon
- y
- zebra
- tea
- w
- t
- tea
- sun
- six
- s
- tooth
- yarn
- van
- wave
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