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 “ten”? (a) tent (b) six (c) wave
- 2.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 3.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) six
- 5.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) sun
- 6.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) van (c) ox
- 8.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) yarn
- 10.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) yawn
- 11.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) yarn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) tub
- 14.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tub (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 15.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) tent
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) web
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) van (c) ten
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 20.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 22.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) sock
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) six
- 24.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) box
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) wave
- 27.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) sock
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) van (b) window (c) tiger
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) sun (c) volcano
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) watermelon
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) torch
- 34.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) zip
- 36.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) up
- 37.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) zero
- 40.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) violin
Answer key
- tent
- zero
- u
- six
- sun
- w
- ox
- t
- yarn
- yawn
- w
- watch
- saw
- zebra
- z
- tent
- web
- ten
- umbrella
- y
- umbrella
- sock
- six
- y
- box
- yarn
- tea
- y
- window
- volcano
- watermelon
- zebra
- yarn
- t
- zip
- turkey
- wolf
- yo-yo
- yawn
- watermelon
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