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) w (b) u (c) z
- 2.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) torch (c) six
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) zero
- 5.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) ox (c) window
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 8.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 9.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 10.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) zero
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 15.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 16.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) volcano
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) box
- 19.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) zero
- 22.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) saw
- 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) tent
- 24.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 26.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 27.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 28.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) web
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 33.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) zero
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 37.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 38.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) tomato
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) up (c) tiger
- 40.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) volcano
Answer key
- w
- t
- six
- zero
- y
- ox
- yo-yo
- s
- watermelon
- s
- yawn
- six
- z
- u
- v
- w
- volcano
- box
- volcano
- web
- violin
- saw
- zip
- t
- s
- y
- v
- w
- web
- umbrella
- s
- sun
- t
- yarn
- yarn
- zebra
- v
- sun
- up
- tiger
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