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