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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) ten (b) tent (c) sun
- 4.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) zero
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) sun
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) turtle
- 8.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 10.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) zero
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) ox (c) tent
- 13.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 14.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) fox
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) tooth (c) zip
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) van (c) tub
- 19.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) turtle
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) wave
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) six
- 23.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 24.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 26.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) tent
- 28.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) sun
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) six (c) up
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) violin
- 33.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) zip
- 34.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 37.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) yarn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) six
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tea (b) six (c) yarn
Answer key
- u
- v
- sun
- z
- wolf
- violin
- sun
- zebra
- volcano
- s
- yawn
- ox
- w
- y
- fox
- u
- zip
- van
- umbrella
- web
- box
- six
- watermelon
- s
- zero
- t
- tent
- w
- ten
- up
- yo-yo
- violin
- zip
- v
- zebra
- yo-yo
- v
- yarn
- umbrella
- yarn
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