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.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 2.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) violin
- 3.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) ten
- 5.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tent (c) turkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 9.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 12.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) zip
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 15.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) up
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) tiger
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) yarn
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) ox (c) turkey
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) yawn
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) fox
- 24.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) six
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) yawn
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) tiger
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) violin
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) yarn
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 31.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) tub
- 32.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) up
- 34.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) box
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) van
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) turtle
- 39.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) six (c) tomato
Answer key
- w
- sock
- z
- volcano
- t
- turkey
- up
- sock
- s
- umbrella
- umbrella
- w
- ten
- zebra
- z
- yawn
- web
- yarn
- z
- ox
- soap
- u
- fox
- s
- six
- yawn
- wolf
- violin
- saw
- t
- up
- turkey
- tiger
- w
- box
- van
- v
- soap
- t
- six
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