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