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.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) ox
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) sock
- 6.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) box (c) wolf
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) soap (c) van
- 9.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) zip
- 10.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) fox
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) sun
- 13.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) van
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) yawn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tap (b) up (c) zip
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tent (c) six
- 19.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 21.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 22.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) six
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) soap
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 26.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 27.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 28.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) zip
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 30.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) saw
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) sock
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) up (c) tap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) window (c) up
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 38.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) volcano
- 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) violin
Answer key
- s
- zebra
- ox
- umbrella
- sock
- z
- box
- van
- zip
- w
- fox
- tea
- z
- yarn
- yawn
- saw
- up
- tent
- y
- yo-yo
- w
- violin
- yo-yo
- soap
- umbrella
- zebra
- v
- violin
- u
- saw
- six
- yarn
- u
- wolf
- tap
- up
- y
- soap
- s
- tooth
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