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.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) violin
- 3.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turkey (b) tub (c) soap
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) tent
- 5.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) watch
- 6.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) up
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) volcano
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) soap (c) ten
- 10.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 11.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) violin
- 13.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 14.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) turtle
- 15.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) tomato
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zebra (c) web
- 17.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zero (c) watch
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tea (c) torch
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) ox (c) tiger
- 20.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 21.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) wave
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 23.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 25.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) volcano
- 28.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) window (c) violin
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) up
- 31.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 32.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 33.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) saw
- 35.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) tiger
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) tub
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) wave
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watch (c) zip
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) tiger
Answer key
- s
- violin
- soap
- soap
- sun
- zebra
- tent
- u
- web
- t
- s
- violin
- watermelon
- violin
- sock
- fox
- zero
- box
- ox
- y
- tomato
- u
- t
- yo-yo
- t
- v
- volcano
- s
- up
- sock
- w
- v
- sock
- volcano
- z
- sun
- umbrella
- tiger
- watch
- yawn
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