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 “sock”? (a) tent (b) tub (c) soap
- 2.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 3.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) tea
- 5.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) watch
- 6.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 7.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) wave
- 8.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wave (b) van (c) wolf
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) saw
- 11.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) saw
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) ten
- 14.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) torch
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) van
- 16.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) tent
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) six
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) soap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) window (c) tap
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zero (c) soap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) zip
- 24.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) six
- 25.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) tooth
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zero (c) tomato
- 27.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 28.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) sock
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) six (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) window
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ox (c) zero
- 34.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) tap
- 35.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) watch
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) tea
- 38.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) sun
- 39.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 40.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
Answer key
- soap
- sock
- t
- sun
- ten
- t
- tub
- tooth
- van
- volcano
- yo-yo
- wolf
- zero
- soap
- van
- t
- saw
- six
- up
- tap
- fox
- tiger
- yarn
- web
- violin
- box
- t
- s
- zip
- u
- yo-yo
- six
- ox
- watermelon
- turtle
- van
- sock
- wave
- tent
- s
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