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) v (b) w (c) u
- 2.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) tea (c) soap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) tooth
- 5.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 6.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) van (b) sock (c) watch
- 7.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 8.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) ox
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tent
- 11.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 12.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) six
- 13.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) wave
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 15.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) turtle
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wave (c) violin
- 17.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) van (b) six (c) violin
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) sun
- 19.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) umbrella
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) fox
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) zero (c) volcano
- 22.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) up (c) tea
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) wave
- 24.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 25.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 26.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) torch (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 29.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) van
- 30.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) six
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) watermelon (c) six
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) window
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tomato
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) yarn
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 36.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) ten
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) tent (c) violin
- 40.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- u
- t
- soap
- six
- umbrella
- watch
- y
- y
- ox
- tent
- s
- volcano
- wave
- u
- violin
- up
- six
- sun
- tomato
- fox
- window
- wolf
- wave
- s
- turtle
- wolf
- z
- watermelon
- van
- tomato
- tea
- tub
- umbrella
- yarn
- s
- t
- web
- zebra
- violin
- yo-yo
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