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