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 “turkey”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) soap
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) box (c) tomato
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) yarn
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watch (c) up
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) web
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) torch
- 11.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 12.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) wolf
- 13.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) sock
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tub
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) six
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 18.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) soap
- 21.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 22.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) zip
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) saw
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) tomato
- 26.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) six
- 28.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) web
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) six
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) watch
- 32.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 34.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) zero
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) sock (b) tea (c) van
- 36.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) van (c) sun
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) yarn
Answer key
- ten
- yo-yo
- box
- ten
- u
- ox
- web
- violin
- u
- van
- t
- yo-yo
- sock
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- six
- s
- z
- v
- zebra
- w
- t
- tomato
- zip
- yarn
- t
- tea
- turkey
- six
- z
- watch
- w
- umbrella
- ten
- van
- watermelon
- y
- sun
- watermelon
- yarn
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