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 “up”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 2.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 3.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) van (c) ten
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) fox (c) turtle
- 6.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 7.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 8.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) sock
- 9.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 10.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) zip
- 12.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) up (c) six
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) torch (c) six
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) volcano
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 17.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) van (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) watch
- 20.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) web (b) tub (c) turtle
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) up (b) soap (c) wolf
- 22.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 23.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) sock
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yawn (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) ox
- 27.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) watch
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) wolf
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) box
- 30.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 31.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) wave
- 32.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 33.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) yawn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 36.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) web (b) van (c) sun
- 38.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 39.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) soap
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) ten
Answer key
- umbrella
- z
- van
- sock
- fox
- s
- t
- sock
- t
- v
- yawn
- v
- six
- six
- zero
- z
- v
- van
- sun
- web
- soap
- w
- s
- zebra
- watermelon
- ox
- yarn
- volcano
- box
- watch
- sock
- y
- zebra
- yawn
- umbrella
- t
- web
- z
- torch
- soap
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