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.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) sun
- 2.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) saw
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) up (c) ten
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) zebra
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) volcano
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) up
- 9.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) up
- 11.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) web
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tub (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 14.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) van (b) watch (c) tiger
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) violin
- 16.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 18.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 19.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) van
- 21.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) soap
- 23.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) ox (c) tub
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) yawn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) up
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) torch (c) tea
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) tooth
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) tap
- 33.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) violin
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) tiger
- 36.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 37.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) turtle
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) watch
- 39.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 40.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
Answer key
- turkey
- u
- saw
- fox
- zebra
- volcano
- turtle
- up
- v
- zip
- t
- torch
- umbrella
- watch
- violin
- z
- six
- w
- w
- van
- t
- yarn
- w
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- tent
- ox
- tea
- yawn
- up
- soap
- soap
- s
- sun
- watch
- s
- zip
- turkey
- s
- w
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