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.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 2.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) window (c) saw
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) tap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) web
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 8.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) ox (c) turtle
- 10.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) wave
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tea
- 13.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) tent
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) window
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 17.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) yawn
- 20.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) six
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 24.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) torch (c) saw
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) box
- 28.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) yawn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) torch (c) yarn
- 30.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) zero
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) six (c) tiger
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 33.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 34.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) tea
- 36.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) soap
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 40.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
Answer key
- t
- w
- tub
- yawn
- web
- s
- u
- yo-yo
- ox
- t
- wave
- six
- w
- zebra
- window
- zip
- t
- umbrella
- violin
- v
- violin
- y
- zebra
- s
- zero
- saw
- box
- yawn
- torch
- turkey
- six
- volcano
- violin
- y
- zero
- u
- soap
- s
- turtle
- w
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