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 “turtle”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) sun
- 2.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 4.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 5.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 6.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 8.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) wave
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) volcano
- 11.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) window
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) sock
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 14.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) six
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) watermelon
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) watermelon (c) zero
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) torch (c) zebra
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) wave
- 21.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 22.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) tea
- 24.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) up
- 26.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) van (b) up (c) zip
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) box
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) up
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) watermelon
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) tent
- 31.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) zip
- 33.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) tea
- 37.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) window
- 39.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) van (b) web (c) up
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) tent
Answer key
- tiger
- v
- v
- t
- w
- v
- tooth
- y
- volcano
- fox
- yawn
- zebra
- u
- yo-yo
- torch
- violin
- sock
- zero
- window
- yawn
- s
- sock
- saw
- t
- soap
- up
- box
- up
- van
- soap
- watermelon
- six
- wolf
- umbrella
- umbrella
- sun
- t
- window
- web
- tent
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