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.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) saw (c) wolf
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) up (c) soap
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) violin (c) tomato
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) window
- 6.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) tiger
- 7.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 8.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 10.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 11.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) tea (c) fox
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) ox
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) tooth (c) up
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 16.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) yawn
- 18.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 19.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) watch
- 20.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) tap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) van
- 23.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 24.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) window
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) web (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) window
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) violin (c) torch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 31.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) tea
- 32.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) soap (c) turtle
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) yarn
- 35.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 36.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) van (b) tap (c) zebra
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zip (c) sock
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) zip
- 39.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) tiger
- 40.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
Answer key
- v
- up
- box
- six
- umbrella
- six
- y
- z
- z
- yarn
- s
- fox
- ox
- up
- umbrella
- s
- yawn
- v
- sock
- t
- yawn
- van
- s
- ten
- web
- saw
- six
- yo-yo
- violin
- tooth
- watch
- y
- turtle
- zero
- t
- zebra
- zip
- tomato
- sun
- w
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