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