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 “zero”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) tap
- 2.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 3.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 4.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) sun
- 6.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tea (b) van (c) six
- 7.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 8.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) zip
- 9.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) web (c) tiger
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) tooth
- 12.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) window
- 13.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) fox
- 16.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) turtle
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) zebra
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) up
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) zip
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) sun (c) van
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) zip
- 23.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 24.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) watermelon (c) box
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) turtle
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) six
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 30.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) torch
- 32.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) soap
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 34.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) ten
- 36.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 37.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) six
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) six
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) yawn
Answer key
- zebra
- w
- t
- w
- sun
- six
- z
- torch
- y
- web
- six
- saw
- w
- u
- fox
- v
- zip
- zebra
- up
- violin
- van
- tooth
- w
- t
- u
- box
- wolf
- six
- yo-yo
- t
- six
- soap
- z
- t
- saw
- z
- s
- tea
- yarn
- tap
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