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