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 “tomato”? (a) web (b) tub (c) six
- 2.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) zip (c) box
- 4.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) violin
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) yarn
- 6.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 8.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 9.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) saw
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) up
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 12.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) torch
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) ox (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) wolf
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) turkey (c) up
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) van
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) sock
- 20.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) window (c) turtle
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) turtle
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) zero (c) turkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) van (b) window (c) tooth
- 27.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) sock
- 28.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 29.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 30.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) soap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) tea
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) torch
- 34.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 35.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 36.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) ten
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) fox (c) tomato
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turtle (b) tooth (c) saw
- 39.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) tomato
Answer key
- tub
- s
- box
- tooth
- yarn
- y
- watermelon
- y
- saw
- up
- u
- z
- s
- yawn
- ox
- wolf
- up
- zero
- six
- umbrella
- window
- zero
- yo-yo
- z
- turkey
- window
- tooth
- wolf
- v
- soap
- tea
- umbrella
- six
- t
- t
- six
- fox
- saw
- w
- tomato
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