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