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