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.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 2.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 3.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 5.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 6.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) zebra
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tomato (c) tooth
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) up
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) van
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) zebra
- 11.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 14.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 15.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 16.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) torch
- 18.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) ten
- 20.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 21.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) wolf
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) yarn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) yarn
- 27.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 28.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) tent
- 29.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) turkey
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) wave (c) sun
- 32.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) window (b) sock (c) saw
- 33.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) yarn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) turkey (c) violin
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) up
- 37.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) sock
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) fox
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) soap
Answer key
- w
- tiger
- t
- umbrella
- v
- zebra
- ox
- up
- saw
- zebra
- y
- zebra
- saw
- sun
- z
- v
- torch
- wolf
- saw
- s
- y
- zero
- yo-yo
- y
- tiger
- yarn
- z
- six
- w
- yo-yo
- sun
- window
- ten
- violin
- zip
- up
- tent
- sock
- fox
- soap
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