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) v (b) u (c) t
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) tub
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tooth (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) yarn
- 7.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) torch
- 8.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 9.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) sock (c) tea
- 10.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) watch
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) sun
- 13.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 15.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) volcano
- 17.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 18.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 19.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) web
- 21.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 22.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) soap (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 23.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) tent
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) window (c) zero
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zebra (c) watch
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) tea (c) wolf
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 28.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) tomato
- 30.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) turkey
- 32.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) box
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) tent
- 35.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) sun
- 37.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 38.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) zero
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) tea (c) up
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
Answer key
- u
- yo-yo
- tub
- volcano
- fox
- yarn
- violin
- v
- tea
- t
- watch
- zip
- t
- sock
- y
- ox
- t
- v
- six
- web
- s
- yo-yo
- yarn
- zero
- zebra
- wolf
- umbrella
- w
- saw
- z
- turkey
- t
- box
- tent
- y
- tub
- y
- zero
- up
- v
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