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 “sock”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) yawn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) saw
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 5.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) zero
- 6.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) saw
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) zip
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 9.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) soap (c) yawn
- 11.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) up
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) yawn
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) tooth
- 19.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 20.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tent (b) six (c) window
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) fox (c) sun
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 23.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) up
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) up (c) van
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) up (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) van
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) tea (c) box
- 29.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) tent
- 30.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) up (b) web (c) van
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 32.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) ten
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) tent
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) turkey
- 37.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) zip
- 38.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 39.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 40.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
Answer key
- soap
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- y
- turtle
- yarn
- tea
- u
- y
- web
- s
- torch
- u
- volcano
- zero
- violin
- z
- umbrella
- t
- tent
- fox
- v
- up
- zero
- up
- van
- tomato
- box
- wolf
- web
- y
- s
- van
- watermelon
- zebra
- volcano
- sock
- v
- t
- z
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