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.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 2.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) up
- 4.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) ten
- 5.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) box (c) turtle
- 9.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zip (c) sun
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) six (c) zip
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) window
- 14.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) watermelon
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) six (c) up
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) violin
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 18.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) ox
- 20.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) tap (c) yawn
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) zero
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) fox
- 24.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) sun
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 26.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 28.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) sun
- 29.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) wolf
- 30.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) sun
- 31.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) van
- 34.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 35.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) turkey
- 38.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 39.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 40.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) window
Answer key
- y
- t
- tomato
- van
- s
- yo-yo
- yarn
- box
- y
- up
- watch
- u
- umbrella
- sock
- up
- saw
- six
- z
- ox
- s
- yawn
- tap
- fox
- sun
- zebra
- watermelon
- wolf
- web
- torch
- yarn
- t
- six
- sock
- z
- t
- violin
- zero
- y
- tooth
- window
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