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