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.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 2.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tea (b) tomato (c) web
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tooth
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 5.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) zebra (c) fox
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tap (c) turtle
- 12.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) six (c) tub
- 14.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 15.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) ox (c) yawn
- 17.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) six
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) web
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tap (c) web
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) van
- 21.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) wolf
- 22.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) soap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) soap
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) van
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) sun
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) van (c) umbrella
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) tomato (c) saw
- 30.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) up
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 32.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) violin
- 34.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) web
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) tub (c) tiger
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) sock
- 39.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) up (c) six
Answer key
- w
- web
- zip
- umbrella
- s
- v
- y
- yo-yo
- soap
- fox
- van
- t
- tub
- y
- y
- ox
- six
- turtle
- up
- van
- sun
- t
- zero
- tiger
- yo-yo
- yawn
- sun
- umbrella
- saw
- tooth
- z
- t
- violin
- web
- z
- web
- yawn
- zebra
- s
- six
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