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) six (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) zebra
- 3.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) six
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 5.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 6.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) van
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) volcano
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) window
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) violin (c) watermelon
- 11.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 12.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 13.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) tooth
- 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) torch (b) zero (c) web
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) sun
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) sock
- 19.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) turkey
- 20.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) watch (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) volcano
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) tomato
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) turtle
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) ten
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watch (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) watch
- 27.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) volcano
- 28.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) tomato
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) tub
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) volcano
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) box
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) watch
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 35.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 36.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) wolf
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) watch
Answer key
- yo-yo
- zebra
- tub
- y
- t
- y
- van
- zero
- window
- tea
- t
- umbrella
- sock
- v
- web
- s
- sun
- sock
- saw
- sun
- volcano
- volcano
- zero
- yo-yo
- van
- six
- tea
- soap
- umbrella
- u
- yarn
- box
- zip
- s
- ten
- t
- v
- wolf
- yarn
- tomato
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