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 “tub”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) van
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tea (c) six
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 5.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) web
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) soap
- 8.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) wolf
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) web (c) tiger
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tea (c) soap
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) up (c) watch
- 12.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 13.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tomato (c) sun
- 15.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) saw
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) sock
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) violin (c) zero
- 18.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) turtle
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) box
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 24.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) tub
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) zero
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 30.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 32.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 33.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) window (c) tent
- 34.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) violin
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) tooth (c) fox
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tent (c) van
- 37.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) web (c) umbrella
- 39.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) six
- 40.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
Answer key
- tiger
- up
- yawn
- zero
- soap
- yo-yo
- soap
- wolf
- web
- tea
- up
- t
- t
- tomato
- saw
- volcano
- zero
- violin
- s
- s
- yarn
- box
- u
- v
- sock
- yarn
- saw
- ox
- yawn
- v
- z
- u
- soap
- violin
- fox
- six
- umbrella
- umbrella
- six
- v
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