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 “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) sun
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tent (c) web
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) up
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zebra (c) ten
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) torch
- 11.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) tap
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) wave (c) sock
- 14.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) watch (c) tomato
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) tomato
- 16.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 17.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 18.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) web (c) tap
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 23.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) six
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) tub
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tent (c) ten
- 27.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 28.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) up (c) sun
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) yarn
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 33.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 34.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) saw (b) sun (c) tooth
- 35.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) zip
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) ox
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 38.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 39.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) six (c) soap
Answer key
- yarn
- umbrella
- z
- v
- up
- u
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- box
- yarn
- volcano
- wolf
- sock
- six
- saw
- t
- t
- s
- fox
- web
- volcano
- tooth
- zebra
- van
- six
- window
- u
- z
- up
- ten
- s
- umbrella
- w
- tooth
- zip
- ox
- v
- t
- t
- six
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