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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- 1.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 3.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) yawn
- 5.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) tomato
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) web
- 8.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) turtle
- 9.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 12.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) sock
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) zip
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) wave
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) wave
- 17.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) saw
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) zero
- 21.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) tub (c) volcano
- 22.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tent (c) tub
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 26.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) box
- 28.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) wolf
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) tea
- 30.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) tap
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) wolf
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 34.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) zip
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) van
- 37.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) tea
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) zip
Answer key
- s
- watermelon
- y
- yawn
- window
- zip
- zebra
- turtle
- s
- yo-yo
- u
- watch
- zip
- zero
- v
- zebra
- t
- turtle
- y
- zero
- volcano
- van
- ox
- umbrella
- up
- yarn
- box
- wolf
- yarn
- v
- violin
- wolf
- z
- t
- yarn
- ten
- w
- umbrella
- fox
- tomato
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