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 “turtle”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) soap
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) ox
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) six
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) sock
- 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 9.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 10.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 12.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) van
- 13.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 14.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 17.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 18.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 19.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) up
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) up (c) zero
- 24.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) ten
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) window
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 27.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 28.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) zip
- 29.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) ten (c) window
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) ten
- 32.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) van
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) soap
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) soap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) zebra
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 38.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) zebra
- 40.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
Answer key
- turkey
- ox
- box
- v
- zip
- six
- sock
- s
- w
- ten
- turtle
- van
- w
- t
- volcano
- s
- w
- z
- y
- up
- u
- wave
- zero
- wolf
- torch
- umbrella
- z
- yarn
- t
- window
- yo-yo
- w
- tent
- soap
- violin
- zebra
- y
- w
- ten
- t
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