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) s (b) v (c) w
- 2.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 3.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) tea (c) van
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) turtle
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 8.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) zip (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) sock
- 10.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) van (b) watch (c) soap
- 11.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 13.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) zero
- 14.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) violin
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) soap
- 16.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sun (b) web (c) tub
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) yarn
- 19.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 20.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) box (c) tiger
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) soap
- 24.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tent (c) tiger
- 25.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) sun
- 27.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) saw
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 30.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 31.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tent (c) turtle
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) violin (c) tooth
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 34.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) van
- 35.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) sock
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) volcano
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) yo-yo
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) ten
- 40.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) web (b) zero (c) sun
Answer key
- w
- y
- w
- van
- web
- zip
- s
- violin
- up
- watch
- t
- z
- turtle
- soap
- zebra
- s
- tub
- yarn
- y
- v
- umbrella
- box
- yarn
- six
- u
- sun
- umbrella
- saw
- yo-yo
- s
- up
- fox
- yarn
- van
- y
- wolf
- saw
- sock
- zero
- zero
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