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.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) up
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) six
- 5.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) watch
- 6.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 7.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 8.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) sock
- 9.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) up
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) web (c) watch
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) tub
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) six
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) turkey (c) ox
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) six
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) wolf
- 16.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) van (b) sun (c) zip
- 17.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) saw
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) fox
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 21.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) tub
- 22.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) web (b) saw (c) zero
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) violin
- 24.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) sock
- 26.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) up (c) zebra
- 27.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) sun (c) zero
- 31.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) tub
- 32.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) ten
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) saw
- 34.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) box
- 36.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 37.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) ten
- 38.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) soap
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) zebra (c) van
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) web
Answer key
- y
- umbrella
- up
- six
- watch
- y
- t
- violin
- up
- soap
- tub
- watermelon
- ox
- turtle
- wolf
- sun
- saw
- s
- fox
- zebra
- tub
- zero
- violin
- v
- yarn
- sock
- s
- y
- six
- zero
- tub
- volcano
- yarn
- u
- box
- z
- sun
- soap
- van
- volcano
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