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.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) sock (c) turkey
- 3.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 4.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 5.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) saw (b) web (c) umbrella
- 7.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) van
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) tiger
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) up
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) window (c) fox
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) volcano
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 15.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) six
- 17.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) six
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) window
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) torch
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tap (c) sun
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) wave (c) sun
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) six (c) wave
- 25.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) six
- 28.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 29.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) web
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) zero (c) wolf
- 31.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) tap
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tent (b) web (c) yarn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) sock
- 34.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) up (c) soap
- 35.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) up
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) tap
- 37.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) up (b) wave (c) turkey
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) soap
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) ox
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) tea (c) watch
Answer key
- v
- turkey
- t
- s
- w
- umbrella
- w
- van
- web
- yarn
- fox
- u
- tea
- z
- w
- wave
- t
- ten
- six
- window
- torch
- up
- tub
- violin
- t
- umbrella
- six
- v
- zip
- wolf
- saw
- yarn
- sock
- up
- torch
- soap
- turkey
- yawn
- ox
- watch
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