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