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.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 2.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) tomato
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) torch
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) up (c) volcano
- 7.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) turkey
- 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) zip
- 13.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) tiger
- 15.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) tea
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) tea
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) sock
- 19.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 20.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) tomato
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) violin
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) saw
- 25.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) up
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 27.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 28.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) turtle
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 30.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) sun
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) fox (c) turtle
- 34.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 36.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) tea
- 39.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) van (c) tub
Answer key
- s
- t
- tomato
- umbrella
- box
- volcano
- t
- yo-yo
- z
- v
- yawn
- zip
- yo-yo
- zero
- t
- six
- up
- volcano
- u
- y
- zebra
- violin
- umbrella
- zero
- tap
- v
- w
- sun
- soap
- v
- sun
- window
- fox
- wave
- zero
- tiger
- yawn
- sun
- y
- tub
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