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) web (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 2.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) tomato
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 7.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) watch
- 8.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) six (c) yawn
- 10.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) yawn
- 11.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 12.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) van (c) turkey
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) window (c) zero
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) up (c) soap
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) tent
- 19.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 21.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) van (c) ten
- 22.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) ten
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) tub
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) tea
- 27.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 28.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 29.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) sun
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) wolf
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) yarn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) tomato
- 34.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 35.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 36.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) fox (c) torch
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) soap
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) wolf
- 40.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) saw
Answer key
- yawn
- s
- volcano
- saw
- z
- umbrella
- watch
- z
- yawn
- zip
- v
- y
- tub
- van
- window
- up
- s
- zebra
- t
- watermelon
- window
- w
- umbrella
- zero
- yawn
- tea
- w
- v
- t
- yo-yo
- violin
- wave
- tomato
- t
- u
- t
- fox
- box
- torch
- yo-yo
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