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 “tooth”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) zebra
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tea (b) up (c) window
- 4.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) up (c) wave
- 6.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) turtle
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) fox
- 12.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) saw (c) zero
- 14.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) tomato (c) zip
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) up
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tub (c) tiger
- 17.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) saw
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) web (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 21.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) ox (c) soap
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) tea (c) yawn
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) tap (c) six
- 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) sock
- 27.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) torch
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tomato (c) web
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 31.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 32.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 33.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) violin
- 35.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) van
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) soap
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) wolf
- 40.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
Answer key
- tap
- yo-yo
- up
- yarn
- box
- volcano
- turtle
- volcano
- u
- saw
- fox
- s
- zero
- zip
- tap
- up
- saw
- sock
- violin
- u
- t
- ox
- yawn
- six
- yawn
- torch
- sun
- yarn
- z
- s
- t
- umbrella
- v
- violin
- w
- six
- soap
- yarn
- tea
- z
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