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.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) ten (c) violin
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) van (c) watermelon
- 6.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) watch
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) web (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) volcano
- 9.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) web
- 10.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) sun
- 11.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) up
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tap (b) web (c) saw
- 14.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zero (c) soap
- 16.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) violin
- 18.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) yarn
- 20.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) soap
- 21.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) wolf
- 22.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zip (b) up (c) turkey
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) soap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 26.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tooth (c) turtle
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) window
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) torch
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) web (c) tub
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) violin
- 34.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) yarn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) web
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) violin
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 38.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) up (c) watch
- 39.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) van
- 40.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) yawn
Answer key
- s
- ten
- z
- y
- van
- sock
- up
- volcano
- sun
- tea
- v
- torch
- saw
- ten
- six
- umbrella
- violin
- u
- yarn
- soap
- wolf
- turkey
- yawn
- tap
- s
- v
- ox
- window
- yarn
- torch
- web
- yo-yo
- violin
- yarn
- tea
- zebra
- box
- up
- window
- zip
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