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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 2.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 3.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tiger
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) van (c) ten
- 6.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) turkey
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) fox (c) ten
- 8.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) zebra
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) wolf
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) six
- 12.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) up (b) window (c) tub
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) ten
- 15.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) web
- 16.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) sock
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) torch
- 18.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) wave
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 22.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 23.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 24.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 25.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 26.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) wolf (b) up (c) watermelon
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) saw
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) van (c) yarn
- 31.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) yawn
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) sun
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) up
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 35.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) up (c) tooth
- 37.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) torch
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) zip
- 40.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
Answer key
- u
- y
- sock
- box
- ox
- watermelon
- fox
- zebra
- yawn
- wolf
- six
- window
- u
- ten
- web
- tomato
- torch
- w
- tent
- s
- z
- w
- t
- t
- zero
- v
- up
- tomato
- umbrella
- yarn
- torch
- van
- sock
- s
- t
- up
- van
- z
- six
- z
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