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