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 “up”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) fox
- 3.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) soap
- 4.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) watermelon
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) window (b) tea (c) sock
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tea (c) turtle
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) van
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) soap
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 12.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 13.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) volcano
- 14.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 16.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 18.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) torch
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) wave
- 20.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) tomato
- 21.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 22.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) zero (c) box
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) web (c) sock
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) watch
- 27.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) six (b) wave (c) tiger
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) turkey
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) saw
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) ten
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) volcano
- 32.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tomato (b) ten (c) zebra
- 34.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) up
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) saw
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 38.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 40.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
Answer key
- umbrella
- fox
- wolf
- turtle
- sock
- yarn
- van
- web
- s
- yo-yo
- u
- z
- volcano
- turkey
- zebra
- v
- y
- zip
- yawn
- wolf
- w
- t
- box
- u
- sock
- violin
- wave
- six
- turkey
- sun
- volcano
- w
- zebra
- yo-yo
- zero
- ten
- s
- t
- six
- t
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