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.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watch (c) zero
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 4.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 5.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) zebra
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) ten
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zero (c) ten
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 13.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 14.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) yarn
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zebra (c) tea
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) torch
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) tap
- 20.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 21.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 22.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) ten
- 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) up
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) tent
- 28.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) tomato
- 30.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) six (c) tiger
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) sun
- 33.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) saw
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) sun
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) turtle
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) tub
- 40.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
Answer key
- t
- ox
- up
- s
- z
- zebra
- sock
- zero
- zero
- v
- u
- yo-yo
- t
- t
- six
- box
- z
- torch
- tap
- y
- w
- s
- zebra
- ten
- up
- umbrella
- saw
- s
- zip
- wolf
- tiger
- web
- saw
- zip
- yawn
- sock
- yo-yo
- soap
- sun
- w
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