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