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