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