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 word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) tub
- 2.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) ten (c) yarn
- 3.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) tiger
- 4.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 5.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 6.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) ox
- 8.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) tea
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 12.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 13.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tea (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 14.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) six
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 17.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) window (b) soap (c) tub
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yawn (c) sun
- 20.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) soap
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) up (c) wolf
- 23.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) turkey
- 25.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) zip
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 28.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) yarn
- 30.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 31.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) van
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) watch
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) violin (c) zero
- 34.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) saw (c) web
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) volcano
- 37.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 38.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) saw (b) sock (c) watch
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) tea (c) fox
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) soap (b) van (c) watermelon
Answer key
- sock
- wolf
- tiger
- t
- yo-yo
- y
- ox
- t
- z
- yarn
- u
- sock
- zebra
- y
- umbrella
- up
- soap
- u
- yawn
- w
- volcano
- box
- t
- zero
- s
- turkey
- wolf
- v
- six
- t
- yo-yo
- watch
- window
- y
- van
- tiger
- v
- watch
- fox
- van
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