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