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.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) wolf
- 3.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) watermelon
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tent (c) wolf
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 6.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) violin
- 7.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) tent
- 8.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 10.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) web
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) tooth (c) window
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) torch
- 15.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) turkey
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) saw
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) up
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tub (c) wave
- 19.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) van (b) web (c) tiger
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) fox
- 21.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) van
- 22.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) zip
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 25.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) torch
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) six
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) zebra
- 31.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) turkey (c) ten
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 36.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) violin
- 38.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watch (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) yarn
Answer key
- t
- wolf
- six
- six
- umbrella
- tap
- watch
- z
- yo-yo
- w
- up
- window
- yo-yo
- torch
- turkey
- volcano
- up
- ox
- tiger
- fox
- van
- w
- sun
- u
- zebra
- soap
- violin
- turtle
- u
- zebra
- saw
- wave
- z
- box
- z
- y
- yarn
- turkey
- v
- turtle
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