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