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 “tent”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) up
- 3.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) sock
- 5.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) watch
- 8.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 9.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) web (c) wave
- 12.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) six
- 13.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zero (b) van (c) wolf
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) up (c) ox
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tent (c) zebra
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) window
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zip (c) ten
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) van (c) box
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watch (b) torch (c) saw
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) yarn
- 22.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) zebra
- 25.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) web
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) van (c) turkey
- 27.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) window
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) zip
- 31.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) violin (c) tomato
- 33.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 34.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tub (b) up (c) sock
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) zebra
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) zero
- 37.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 38.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) yarn
- 39.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) sun
- 40.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
Answer key
- tiger
- up
- tiger
- tiger
- z
- watermelon
- watch
- y
- umbrella
- umbrella
- fox
- web
- wolf
- ox
- tent
- window
- six
- box
- s
- torch
- yarn
- s
- yawn
- zebra
- web
- van
- t
- tiger
- u
- zip
- u
- violin
- w
- up
- zebra
- zero
- z
- zip
- sun
- t
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