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