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.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) violin
- 4.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) zero
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) tooth
- 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 8.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 10.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) window
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) sock
- 13.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) up
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) sock
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) fox
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) yarn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) torch
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) van (c) wave
- 20.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) tap
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) zero
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) tiger
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) sock
- 24.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 25.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 27.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) van (c) up
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 30.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) violin
- 31.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tap (b) zebra (c) torch
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) box (c) wave
- 36.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) yawn
- 37.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 38.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) ten (c) ox
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) ten
Answer key
- s
- wave
- soap
- zero
- zip
- watermelon
- z
- w
- umbrella
- window
- umbrella
- tea
- up
- up
- fox
- wolf
- zip
- zero
- van
- saw
- yawn
- six
- tomato
- s
- t
- v
- z
- zip
- u
- tiger
- s
- tooth
- zebra
- yo-yo
- box
- volcano
- u
- w
- ox
- yarn
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