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