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