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 “watch”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) window
- 2.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 3.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) turtle (c) box
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) watch
- 8.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) saw (b) sock (c) ten
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 11.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) soap
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) web (c) tooth
- 14.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) tub
- 15.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) yarn
- 18.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) wave
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 20.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 21.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) volcano
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) web (c) wolf
- 24.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) up
- 27.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) tea
- 28.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) sun
- 30.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) yawn
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) up
- 34.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) van
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tea (b) tap (c) sock
- 37.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 39.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) tomato
Answer key
- window
- yo-yo
- torch
- yawn
- box
- zebra
- six
- ten
- volcano
- sock
- sun
- soap
- tooth
- zip
- w
- y
- yarn
- yawn
- volcano
- t
- t
- zip
- ten
- tiger
- zero
- up
- tea
- t
- yo-yo
- v
- umbrella
- s
- six
- z
- umbrella
- sock
- v
- z
- t
- van
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