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.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) volcano
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) wolf
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) soap (c) up
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) zebra
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) violin
- 9.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) sun
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) zebra
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) window (c) box
- 16.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) turtle (c) web
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) six (c) umbrella
- 21.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 22.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 23.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) tub
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 25.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) tap
- 26.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 27.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 29.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) violin (b) up (c) tent
- 30.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) van
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) wave (c) tiger
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) ten (c) wolf
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) up (c) torch
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) window
- 37.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) turtle
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 39.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 40.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
Answer key
- torch
- six
- up
- watch
- yawn
- zebra
- s
- violin
- t
- fox
- watermelon
- u
- u
- yarn
- box
- v
- z
- umbrella
- web
- tap
- zero
- w
- sock
- violin
- watermelon
- y
- w
- umbrella
- tent
- v
- tea
- van
- ox
- yawn
- up
- yo-yo
- turtle
- volcano
- v
- y
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