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 “yo-yo”? (a) saw (b) six (c) yawn
- 2.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) ox
- 5.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) up
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) yawn
- 8.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) web (c) turtle
- 10.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 11.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 12.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) soap
- 13.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 14.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) up (c) tomato
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) fox
- 17.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) web (c) saw
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) six (c) window
- 21.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) torch
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) zero
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) violin
- 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) six
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) up (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 30.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) zip (c) wolf
- 32.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) van (c) yawn
- 33.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sun (b) up (c) van
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) soap
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) box (c) tent
- 37.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) zip
- 39.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) tent (c) soap
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) tent
Answer key
- yawn
- tent
- u
- ox
- s
- yo-yo
- yawn
- volcano
- sun
- s
- yarn
- yawn
- web
- s
- up
- fox
- y
- v
- web
- six
- z
- van
- volcano
- u
- tiger
- volcano
- zebra
- watermelon
- yo-yo
- s
- zip
- zip
- van
- zebra
- tap
- box
- v
- tomato
- soap
- yarn
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