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.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) web
- 3.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tomato
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) wolf
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) up
- 8.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) window
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 10.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) tooth
- 11.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) tooth
- 12.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 13.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 14.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) van
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) zero (c) soap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) tub
- 18.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 19.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) six
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) tiger
- 22.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 23.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) tap
- 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) tent
- 26.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) turkey
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) violin
- 29.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 30.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) web (c) tent
- 32.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) zip
- 34.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) tiger
- 37.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 38.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) box
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) van
Answer key
- u
- volcano
- y
- watch
- wolf
- watermelon
- up
- window
- tea
- window
- wave
- t
- t
- w
- tent
- zero
- tub
- t
- u
- zebra
- wave
- volcano
- y
- soap
- yo-yo
- w
- six
- yarn
- ten
- y
- six
- t
- zip
- z
- fox
- zebra
- s
- zero
- box
- zebra
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