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