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.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) six (c) umbrella
- 3.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) volcano
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) torch (c) wave
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) zero
- 7.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) six
- 9.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 10.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) web (b) violin (c) turtle
- 11.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) torch
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) box (c) tea
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) web
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) window
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) zero
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) wave
- 20.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 21.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 22.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) sun
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) ox
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) watch
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 27.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 30.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) six (c) ten
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) web (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) violin
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) fox (c) violin
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 35.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) zebra
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 38.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 39.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) yawn
Answer key
- w
- six
- zip
- wave
- van
- yawn
- t
- zero
- yo-yo
- turtle
- z
- up
- box
- web
- ten
- umbrella
- volcano
- yo-yo
- sock
- w
- z
- sun
- u
- ox
- tea
- y
- s
- zebra
- yawn
- van
- violin
- violin
- fox
- s
- t
- zebra
- torch
- umbrella
- u
- yawn
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