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.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 2.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 3.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) saw
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) van (c) window
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) van
- 6.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) van
- 7.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) window (b) six (c) tooth
- 8.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) web
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) window
- 11.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) sun
- 12.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) sock
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) web
- 14.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) tea
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) tea
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) web (c) six
- 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 19.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) sun
- 22.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) zebra
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) saw
- 27.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 29.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 30.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tub (b) van (c) turkey
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) tap
- 33.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 35.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 38.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tap (c) yarn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) window
- 40.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) volcano
Answer key
- t
- v
- window
- box
- van
- ten
- six
- web
- u
- yarn
- torch
- wave
- tent
- sun
- up
- six
- w
- web
- s
- v
- wolf
- y
- yo-yo
- tent
- zebra
- zebra
- t
- u
- yo-yo
- s
- van
- yawn
- t
- watermelon
- w
- z
- umbrella
- up
- window
- watermelon
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