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.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) web (c) zero
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 4.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 5.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) zip
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) up
- 7.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 8.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) yawn
- 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) wave
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) sun
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) tub (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) tub
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tent (c) wave
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) up
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) ten
- 20.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) van (b) volcano (c) tap
- 21.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) six
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) yawn
- 27.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 29.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 30.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) turtle
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) web (c) umbrella
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) volcano
- 34.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) zebra
- 36.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 37.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) wolf
- 38.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 39.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) tap
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) yawn
Answer key
- w
- box
- watermelon
- u
- web
- up
- s
- tiger
- z
- violin
- yarn
- z
- umbrella
- sock
- soap
- tent
- yo-yo
- turtle
- umbrella
- tap
- v
- six
- zebra
- violin
- ox
- tap
- tiger
- z
- s
- w
- turtle
- tea
- volcano
- y
- zebra
- y
- wolf
- t
- wolf
- ten
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