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