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