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