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