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.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 2.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) tiger
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) violin (c) tea
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) fox
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) saw (c) tub
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) zero
- 10.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) window (b) sun (c) violin
- 12.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 13.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) watch (c) torch
- 15.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 16.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 18.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) sun
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 20.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) wave
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) box (c) zero
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) web
- 25.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 28.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) sock (c) tooth
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) tiger
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 34.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) up
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) soap
- 36.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) van
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) wolf
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) zip
- 39.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) tub
Answer key
- y
- turtle
- umbrella
- soap
- ox
- fox
- z
- saw
- sun
- v
- sun
- y
- w
- up
- t
- s
- u
- zip
- zero
- umbrella
- s
- ten
- box
- volcano
- t
- up
- yarn
- v
- v
- sock
- z
- tiger
- van
- window
- zebra
- yarn
- tent
- zip
- t
- tub
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