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.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 2.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 3.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) watch
- 4.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) torch
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) zebra
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) six
- 8.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 9.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 10.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) saw (c) tooth
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) ten
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) box (c) violin
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) wolf (c) sock
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 16.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) van (c) zebra
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) zero
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) tent
- 20.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) window (c) ten
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) fox
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) sun
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 26.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) soap
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) up (c) watermelon
- 28.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) tent
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 30.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yawn (b) sun (c) zebra
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) tap
- 34.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) turkey
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) tea
- 37.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 38.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 39.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 40.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
Answer key
- s
- v
- watch
- torch
- u
- tap
- tiger
- z
- w
- y
- six
- ten
- box
- sock
- umbrella
- t
- van
- zero
- six
- s
- sun
- fox
- sun
- yo-yo
- z
- yarn
- up
- wave
- sun
- zebra
- ox
- zebra
- six
- z
- turkey
- yawn
- v
- s
- v
- t
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