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.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) tent
- 4.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) tiger
- 6.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) turtle
- 8.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) six
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) soap
- 11.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) up
- 13.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) ten
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tub (c) tent
- 16.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) volcano
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) watch
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) wave
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) zebra (c) violin
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) fox
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) web (b) torch (c) zero
- 24.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) tea (c) yawn
- 26.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) saw
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) van
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zip (c) soap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) watch
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) violin
- 32.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 33.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) tea
- 34.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 36.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) tap (c) saw
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) turkey
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) sun
- 40.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
Answer key
- y
- v
- yarn
- w
- soap
- s
- turtle
- t
- six
- umbrella
- up
- box
- w
- ten
- ox
- s
- volcano
- soap
- wave
- zebra
- fox
- v
- torch
- w
- yawn
- z
- turkey
- van
- zip
- watch
- violin
- zebra
- tea
- t
- volcano
- z
- saw
- wolf
- zip
- s
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