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