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.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) ten
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) van
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) tea (c) zero
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) tent
- 7.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) up (b) soap (c) turtle
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) zebra
- 11.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 12.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 13.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) six (c) turtle
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) window (c) zebra
- 17.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 18.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 20.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) wave
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) saw (c) turkey
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 24.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) tomato
- 25.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 26.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) turtle
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) box
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) watch (c) sun
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) tooth
- 33.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) web (b) tub (c) zip
- 34.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tent (b) web (c) sun
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) window (c) ten
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) van
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) tiger
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) saw
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 40.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) watermelon
Answer key
- w
- saw
- van
- zero
- u
- up
- turtle
- watermelon
- v
- tub
- t
- s
- w
- six
- tomato
- zebra
- y
- yo-yo
- s
- saw
- umbrella
- web
- s
- wave
- y
- t
- saw
- u
- soap
- box
- sun
- up
- tub
- sun
- window
- van
- sock
- saw
- soap
- tent
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