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.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) web
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) turtle
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) fox (c) tea
- 6.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) tub
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) ten
- 8.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) soap
- 9.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) volcano
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) van
- 12.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) zero
- 15.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 16.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) wolf
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) wave
- 19.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) tooth
- 20.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 22.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) tooth
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) van (c) volcano
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) web
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) watch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) van
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) soap
- 33.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 34.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 35.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) up
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) tomato
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) yawn
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) six (c) ten
- 40.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
Answer key
- z
- web
- ox
- y
- fox
- volcano
- saw
- soap
- tiger
- turkey
- van
- tomato
- tomato
- torch
- t
- s
- zip
- umbrella
- zip
- y
- yarn
- s
- up
- u
- yarn
- ten
- z
- yawn
- sun
- tiger
- umbrella
- volcano
- z
- v
- w
- up
- zero
- yawn
- six
- v
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