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