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 “zip”? (a) zero (b) van (c) up
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) sock
- 3.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) ox
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 7.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) tooth
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) tent (c) yarn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) zero (c) torch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) watch
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) box
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) sun
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) up
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) six
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) six (c) van
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) sock
- 22.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) volcano
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) six
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) web (c) tea
- 27.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 29.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) watch
- 30.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) violin
- 33.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) six (c) soap
- 36.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 37.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tap (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) zero
Answer key
- zero
- tooth
- w
- ox
- u
- turkey
- s
- fox
- sun
- umbrella
- yarn
- torch
- watch
- box
- wave
- yo-yo
- sock
- up
- yawn
- van
- zebra
- t
- sock
- umbrella
- volcano
- web
- w
- van
- turkey
- soap
- volcano
- violin
- s
- violin
- tent
- s
- t
- yo-yo
- z
- zero
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