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 “six”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) turtle
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) ten (c) van
- 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 4.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 5.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) turtle
- 6.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) volcano
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 9.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) saw
- 10.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 11.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) yarn
- 12.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) web (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) wolf
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) web (c) tent
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) ox (c) sun
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) wave
- 20.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) yawn
- 23.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 24.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) watch
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 27.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) wolf
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) up (c) yarn
- 29.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) zip
- 30.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 31.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 32.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) soap (b) saw (c) tea
- 33.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 34.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) six
- 37.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 38.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) six
Answer key
- sock
- van
- u
- yo-yo
- soap
- w
- zip
- watermelon
- tomato
- v
- yarn
- y
- watermelon
- umbrella
- volcano
- zero
- tent
- ox
- wave
- s
- y
- yawn
- w
- t
- turkey
- yo-yo
- wolf
- up
- zip
- tooth
- s
- tea
- v
- w
- box
- six
- s
- umbrella
- v
- tiger
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