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 “soap”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) tap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) sock
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) sun (c) yawn
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 5.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) window (b) tent (c) watch
- 6.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) van
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) window
- 8.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) yawn
- 9.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 12.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) saw
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 15.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) six
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) watch
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) six
- 19.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) up (c) tiger
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 23.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tea
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) van
- 26.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 27.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) soap (c) sun
- 29.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tooth (b) tap (c) sock
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) web
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) tub
- 33.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) saw (b) soap (c) tent
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) wolf
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tooth (c) six
- 36.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 37.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) zebra
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) turkey
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) fox
- 40.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
Answer key
- sock
- tea
- yawn
- y
- tent
- sun
- window
- sun
- w
- z
- yo-yo
- tub
- zebra
- u
- y
- six
- zip
- watch
- s
- ox
- z
- sock
- tea
- umbrella
- sun
- w
- t
- up
- w
- sock
- van
- yarn
- tent
- zero
- tooth
- v
- zebra
- watermelon
- fox
- t
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