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.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 2.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) sock
- 4.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) torch
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tooth
- 7.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 8.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 9.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 10.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) tent (c) yarn
- 13.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) van (b) tub (c) wolf
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) sun
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) turkey
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) wave (c) tiger
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tea (c) tent
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ox (c) van
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) tap
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) volcano
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 26.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) web
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) tiger
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) box
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) sock
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 32.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) zip (c) tub
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 37.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 38.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) wave (c) soap
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) torch
Answer key
- w
- w
- zebra
- yo-yo
- tap
- tooth
- t
- v
- wave
- v
- watermelon
- yarn
- tub
- volcano
- sock
- turkey
- van
- up
- ox
- soap
- u
- u
- ten
- z
- z
- umbrella
- sun
- box
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- violin
- web
- s
- volcano
- saw
- watermelon
- t
- z
- van
- wolf
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