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 picture starts like “up”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) sun
- 3.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) six (c) tub
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) volcano
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) six
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) web (c) tub
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) zip
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) zebra
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) saw
- 12.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 13.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) wolf
- 17.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) violin
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) box
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) zebra
- 20.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) web
- 21.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 22.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) soap (b) web (c) van
- 24.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) sock
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 26.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 27.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) soap (b) up (c) tap
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 30.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) tent (c) yarn
- 31.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 34.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 35.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 36.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) van (c) wolf
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) yawn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) sun
- 40.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
Answer key
- umbrella
- zebra
- y
- y
- up
- volcano
- six
- web
- zip
- zebra
- saw
- t
- s
- yarn
- turkey
- violin
- zero
- box
- tea
- web
- w
- z
- van
- sock
- umbrella
- t
- up
- zip
- s
- yarn
- z
- yo-yo
- z
- v
- s
- v
- saw
- yawn
- watch
- t
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