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 “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) turkey
- 2.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) wolf (c) violin
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tap (c) turtle
- 5.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) web (b) tap (c) wave
- 7.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) sock
- 9.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) tub
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 11.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turkey (c) turtle
- 14.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) up (c) volcano
- 17.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) yarn
- 18.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) six (c) torch
- 20.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) up (b) wave (c) zip
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zip (c) turtle
- 25.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 27.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 29.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) tap (c) up
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) saw
- 31.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) up
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) saw
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tea (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) violin
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) wave
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) window
- 39.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) sock
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) van (b) violin (c) tiger
Answer key
- yarn
- z
- violin
- ox
- v
- tap
- w
- sock
- watermelon
- umbrella
- z
- tomato
- fox
- t
- volcano
- six
- sock
- w
- six
- zip
- umbrella
- y
- tent
- box
- w
- up
- s
- y
- up
- saw
- sock
- tap
- u
- tea
- violin
- torch
- s
- window
- zebra
- tiger
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