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 word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) watermelon
- 2.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) sock
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) violin (c) zero
- 4.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) wave
- 5.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) tea
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yo-yo (c) tub
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 8.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tomato (c) tap
- 9.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tomato (b) tent (c) sun
- 10.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tea (b) window (c) zebra
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) six (c) web
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) up
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) ox (c) torch
- 15.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) saw
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) sock
- 17.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) wave (c) tiger
- 19.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) watch
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) soap (c) watch
- 21.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) van
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) fox (c) torch
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) yarn (c) wave
- 28.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 31.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tomato (c) up
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) yawn
- 34.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 35.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) sock
- 36.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tea (b) wolf (c) zip
- 37.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) tent
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 39.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 40.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
Answer key
- soap
- sock
- zero
- yarn
- tea
- box
- zebra
- yarn
- sun
- tea
- six
- up
- yo-yo
- ox
- volcano
- sock
- sun
- tiger
- zip
- watch
- tub
- zebra
- fox
- y
- s
- y
- wave
- v
- umbrella
- z
- t
- yarn
- zip
- t
- wave
- tea
- sun
- z
- w
- u
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