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