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