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) y (b) t (c) s
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) umbrella
- 3.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) yarn
- 4.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) window (b) van (c) tea
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 6.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) wave (c) yarn
- 8.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) watch
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) torch
- 11.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 12.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) van (c) tea
- 15.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tea (b) web (c) zebra
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) fox
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) window
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) torch
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) yarn
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) box
- 24.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) web
- 25.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) violin
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) six
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) window
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tea (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) watch (b) wave (c) tomato
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 32.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) zero (c) turtle
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) ten
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) six
- 37.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) soap
- 38.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zero (c) tap
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) up
Answer key
- y
- umbrella
- tea
- tea
- z
- w
- yarn
- z
- violin
- up
- w
- w
- watermelon
- van
- s
- tea
- saw
- umbrella
- fox
- up
- yawn
- yarn
- box
- torch
- violin
- zip
- y
- window
- six
- tomato
- zebra
- six
- u
- ox
- ten
- zero
- tooth
- tooth
- web
- soap
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