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.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 2.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) watch (c) torch
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) ten (c) zip
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) saw
- 7.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) soap
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) tap
- 10.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) saw
- 11.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turtle (b) yawn (c) six
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tap
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 15.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) watch
- 17.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) up
- 19.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) sock
- 20.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tent (c) tap
- 22.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) van (b) six (c) tomato
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) up (c) zip
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) tea (c) up
- 26.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) watch (b) six (c) zip
- 27.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 28.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 29.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 30.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 31.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 32.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 33.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 34.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) fox (c) yawn
- 39.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) soap
Answer key
- z
- six
- box
- y
- yo-yo
- watch
- wolf
- web
- yawn
- wave
- s
- six
- six
- yo-yo
- t
- torch
- v
- zebra
- sock
- y
- six
- tomato
- umbrella
- zip
- up
- zip
- zebra
- s
- t
- s
- u
- s
- w
- u
- volcano
- umbrella
- z
- fox
- z
- soap
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