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.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 2.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) ox (c) sock
- 4.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) tooth
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 6.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 7.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zip (c) turkey
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) wave
- 10.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) sun
- 12.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) volcano
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) zero (c) tent
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) window
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) zip (c) van
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) tub
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) fox (c) tea
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) window (c) yawn
- 22.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) box
- 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sock (b) window (c) yarn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) up (c) wave
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) watch
- 28.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) web
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) window
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) up
- 31.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) window
- 32.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) tooth
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) ten (c) sock
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) six
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) yawn
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) torch (c) soap
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) saw
- 39.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 40.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- v
- w
- ox
- tooth
- u
- t
- w
- six
- zero
- z
- sun
- volcano
- s
- u
- zero
- zero
- zip
- v
- zebra
- fox
- yawn
- t
- yo-yo
- box
- yarn
- up
- yarn
- tent
- window
- up
- yawn
- umbrella
- wolf
- sock
- six
- wave
- soap
- violin
- t
- s
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