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