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