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.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 2.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) ten
- 4.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) tent
- 6.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tap (c) wave
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) box (c) torch
- 9.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) up
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) soap
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) zip
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 15.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) sun
- 17.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) sun
- 18.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 19.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) tent
- 21.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) yawn
- 22.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 23.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) six (c) yarn
- 25.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) violin
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) saw
- 27.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 28.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 29.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turtle (c) saw
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) soap
- 32.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) wave
- 34.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) tooth
- 35.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 36.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) turtle
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 40.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
Answer key
- y
- t
- zip
- tiger
- saw
- t
- six
- box
- up
- soap
- turtle
- torch
- u
- zebra
- v
- yawn
- sun
- z
- zebra
- yarn
- yawn
- y
- tiger
- six
- violin
- wave
- v
- w
- t
- fox
- wolf
- u
- wave
- tooth
- t
- v
- s
- ox
- tooth
- w
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