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