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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- 1.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) sun
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) web (c) tap
- 4.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) six (c) wolf
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) zebra
- 7.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 8.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) zip
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) window (c) yarn
- 14.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tea (b) van (c) sun
- 15.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) violin
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) soap (c) wolf
- 18.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 19.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) web
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) six (c) zebra
- 21.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) turkey
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) tent
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) sun
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) ox
- 27.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 28.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) web (b) saw (c) turtle
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) web (c) fox
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tub (c) zip
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) box (c) window
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 33.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) window (b) tub (c) zero
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watermelon (b) wave (c) yawn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) sock (c) wolf
- 36.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) ten
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) soap
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) up
- 39.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 40.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
Answer key
- s
- sun
- tap
- z
- six
- turkey
- turtle
- w
- violin
- umbrella
- zip
- up
- window
- tea
- y
- yawn
- up
- w
- tiger
- six
- tiger
- y
- wave
- zebra
- volcano
- ox
- t
- turtle
- fox
- soap
- box
- u
- tub
- yawn
- wolf
- yo-yo
- violin
- tomato
- w
- v
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