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 “sock”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) saw
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tiger (c) up
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tub (c) tap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tent (c) zebra
- 5.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) ten (b) torch (c) wave
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) volcano
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) wolf
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) volcano
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) up (c) saw
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) web (c) yarn
- 12.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 14.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wave (b) window (c) tiger
- 15.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) turkey
- 16.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) turkey
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) zero
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 19.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) up
- 21.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) wave
- 23.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 24.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) saw (b) soap (c) watch
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) van
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) van (c) fox
- 30.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) van (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) sock
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) torch (c) violin
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) violin (c) zebra
- 37.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) torch
- 38.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) violin (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 40.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
Answer key
- saw
- box
- ox
- tent
- z
- wave
- zero
- sun
- yo-yo
- up
- yarn
- y
- zebra
- tiger
- watermelon
- turkey
- up
- s
- w
- saw
- s
- umbrella
- t
- t
- z
- watch
- y
- van
- fox
- v
- van
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- volcano
- torch
- violin
- watermelon
- u
- tooth
- t
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