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.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 2.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 4.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 7.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) wave (c) six
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) window (c) tea
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 11.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) fox
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) turkey
- 14.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 15.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 16.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 17.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 18.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) saw
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 20.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) up
- 21.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) web (b) sock (c) tomato
- 23.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) sock
- 27.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) tent
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 29.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) saw
- 30.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wave (b) six (c) van
- 31.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) zebra
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) tooth
- 35.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) tent
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) yarn
- 37.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) watch
- 38.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 39.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 40.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
Answer key
- z
- s
- zero
- van
- s
- yawn
- t
- six
- soap
- umbrella
- w
- fox
- turkey
- z
- t
- s
- w
- saw
- watermelon
- zebra
- t
- tomato
- tomato
- y
- van
- volcano
- soap
- yo-yo
- yarn
- van
- s
- saw
- yarn
- zero
- tent
- zip
- tomato
- w
- v
- y
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