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