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