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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) tomato
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) torch (c) tub
- 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 7.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) tea
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) ox (c) torch
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) saw
- 11.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) web
- 12.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tea (b) watch (c) yarn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) volcano
- 15.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) up
- 18.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) violin (c) yarn
- 19.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 20.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) tooth
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) sock
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) watch
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 24.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) yawn
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) six
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) wave
- 28.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tooth (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 31.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 32.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 33.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 34.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) sock (c) tooth
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tea (c) soap
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 38.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 39.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 40.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
Answer key
- u
- yawn
- yo-yo
- zebra
- fox
- v
- t
- saw
- ox
- wolf
- web
- watch
- sun
- volcano
- t
- yawn
- up
- yarn
- z
- volcano
- sock
- watch
- yarn
- six
- six
- umbrella
- saw
- watermelon
- yo-yo
- zip
- w
- z
- t
- y
- van
- up
- z
- u
- s
- w
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