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.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) ox (c) sun
- 3.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 4.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) six
- 5.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 6.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) up
- 9.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) sock
- 11.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) up
- 13.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) wolf
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 16.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 18.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 19.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 20.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) web
- 22.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) tent
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) tent
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 26.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) tea (c) wolf
- 27.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) six (b) van (c) watch
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) violin
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) web
- 31.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) box
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) window (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 34.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 35.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 37.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) zebra
- 38.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) zip
- 40.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
Answer key
- z
- ox
- w
- six
- yarn
- t
- yo-yo
- van
- t
- volcano
- y
- up
- t
- zebra
- yarn
- t
- umbrella
- t
- w
- v
- zip
- z
- tent
- watch
- sock
- wolf
- v
- van
- ten
- tomato
- s
- box
- umbrella
- s
- u
- tea
- zebra
- z
- sun
- w
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