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