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.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 2.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) zip
- 3.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) zip
- 4.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 5.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) saw
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) violin (c) ox
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) up (c) fox
- 9.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) wolf
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) six
- 12.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) turkey
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) torch
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) six (c) wolf
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) box
- 17.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) van
- 19.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) soap
- 21.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) wolf
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) tent
- 23.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 25.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) volcano
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) tap
- 29.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) web (b) tap (c) volcano
- 33.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tent
- 35.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) tub
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) window (b) tap (c) up
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) sun
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) window (b) tub (c) six
Answer key
- w
- zip
- zip
- z
- watch
- six
- ox
- fox
- yarn
- wolf
- tooth
- sock
- u
- torch
- six
- box
- u
- zebra
- w
- tomato
- wolf
- web
- s
- y
- t
- v
- volcano
- watermelon
- z
- s
- s
- volcano
- t
- umbrella
- tea
- tub
- zip
- tap
- torch
- six
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