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