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.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 2.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turtle (c) zero
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) zero (c) tiger
- 6.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) ten (c) sock
- 8.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) zip
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 13.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) six
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) yawn
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tooth (c) watch
- 18.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) tea
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) ten (c) zip
- 21.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 23.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) window
- 25.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) tomato
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) web (c) six
- 27.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 28.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) zip
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) tiger
- 31.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) tap
- 33.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 34.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) six
- 35.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 36.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) tent
- 38.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 39.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) ox (c) soap
Answer key
- v
- z
- fox
- tent
- zero
- w
- up
- v
- sock
- umbrella
- u
- u
- sun
- zebra
- six
- turkey
- box
- t
- saw
- ten
- s
- yo-yo
- z
- van
- saw
- tap
- y
- wolf
- turtle
- zip
- t
- zebra
- y
- yarn
- volcano
- t
- up
- s
- w
- ox
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