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) z (c) y
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) van (c) tiger
- 3.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) violin (c) sock
- 5.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) tomato
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) wave
- 7.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) watch
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) zip (c) tomato
- 11.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) sock
- 12.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) web
- 13.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) sun
- 14.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) sock
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) saw (c) yarn
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) ten
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 21.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) saw
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wave (b) tea (c) six
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 24.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) zero
- 27.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) zero
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) ox
- 30.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) six
- 33.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 34.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) van
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) web (c) saw
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tomato (b) torch (c) sun
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) ten
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) window
Answer key
- v
- fox
- y
- box
- umbrella
- wave
- w
- watch
- yarn
- up
- sock
- turtle
- tent
- t
- zip
- up
- s
- six
- watch
- six
- saw
- six
- y
- t
- s
- zero
- y
- sun
- ox
- t
- soap
- six
- yarn
- t
- tiger
- saw
- yawn
- sun
- umbrella
- tiger
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