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.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) six (c) volcano
- 4.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 5.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) van
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) up (c) zebra
- 7.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) saw
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) zebra
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 10.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) web
- 11.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 12.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 13.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) watermelon (b) yawn (c) six
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) tooth
- 15.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) ten (c) zebra
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 18.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) wave
- 19.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) zero (c) soap
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 22.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 23.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) yarn
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) torch
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) van
- 26.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 27.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) up
- 28.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) fox
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 31.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) turtle
- 32.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) sock
- 34.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zero (c) tub
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 37.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) six
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 39.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 40.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
Answer key
- t
- tiger
- six
- t
- van
- up
- wave
- zebra
- u
- zero
- w
- v
- six
- box
- v
- web
- six
- tooth
- w
- window
- s
- t
- yarn
- violin
- tomato
- s
- zebra
- s
- fox
- u
- watch
- t
- sock
- w
- ox
- watch
- wave
- yawn
- s
- y
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