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 word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) watermelon
- 2.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) web (b) six (c) tent
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) web
- 4.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) tea
- 5.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) window (c) violin
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) zero
- 10.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) saw
- 11.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) soap
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) torch (b) six (c) zip
- 13.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) van
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) up
- 15.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) six (b) tea (c) watermelon
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) up (c) window
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) up
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) zebra
- 19.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) window (b) sun (c) torch
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 22.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 23.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) fox
- 25.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) sock
- 27.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 28.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) ox
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) tent
- 31.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) box
- 33.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) web (b) tent (c) torch
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) tub
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) violin
- 36.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tea (b) watermelon (c) torch
- 37.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tub (c) watermelon
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) violin
Answer key
- sock
- tent
- yarn
- yarn
- s
- saw
- soap
- tea
- yo-yo
- saw
- soap
- zip
- van
- web
- watermelon
- up
- up
- zebra
- torch
- u
- yo-yo
- z
- s
- fox
- s
- six
- s
- t
- ox
- tent
- t
- box
- web
- zebra
- violin
- watermelon
- y
- sun
- tub
- violin
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