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