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.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 2.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) sock (c) ten
- 4.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) window (c) tap
- 6.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) up (b) zero (c) tomato
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) watch
- 8.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) violin
- 10.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) van (c) watch
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) ox
- 14.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) soap
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tent
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 18.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) up
- 19.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) volcano
- 20.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) sock
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) wave
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) torch (c) up
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) turtle
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) up (c) volcano
- 26.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) up (b) zip (c) web
- 27.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) web (c) up
- 29.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 30.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 31.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) saw (c) ten
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) six
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) wave
- 35.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 36.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) web
- 38.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) soap
- 39.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) six
Answer key
- z
- v
- up
- t
- sock
- tomato
- up
- v
- yarn
- yarn
- yo-yo
- watch
- ox
- w
- watch
- zip
- u
- yawn
- zero
- sock
- tooth
- torch
- sun
- z
- volcano
- web
- s
- violin
- v
- y
- turtle
- fox
- six
- wave
- z
- y
- web
- web
- w
- six
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