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