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