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