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 “sun”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) saw
- 2.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) van
- 4.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 5.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) six
- 8.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 9.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) zip (c) ten
- 11.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) tent
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) box
- 14.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) zip
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) window (b) tent (c) sun
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) tooth
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tent (c) tomato
- 19.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) tiger
- 20.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) tooth
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) window (c) umbrella
- 23.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) van (b) up (c) wolf
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) van (b) volcano (c) zero
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) van
- 26.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) van
- 31.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 32.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 33.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) watch (c) fox
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) up (b) van (c) saw
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) turtle
- 38.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) saw
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) turtle
Answer key
- saw
- z
- yarn
- s
- s
- s
- zebra
- t
- s
- ten
- v
- yawn
- box
- ten
- sock
- tent
- saw
- up
- tiger
- v
- six
- umbrella
- up
- zero
- six
- turkey
- yo-yo
- window
- u
- van
- v
- y
- t
- fox
- saw
- torch
- web
- saw
- yarn
- violin
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