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 “yawn”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) yarn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) van
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) zero
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) sun
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) tap (c) soap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) web
- 8.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) yawn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) volcano
- 11.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zip (c) tea
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) six (c) ten
- 14.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) torch
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) tub
- 16.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 17.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) sun (c) zero
- 19.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) wolf
- 20.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) zip
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) six
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) zip
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) wolf
- 25.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 26.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) sock
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) six
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) fox (c) tooth
- 30.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) ten
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) sock
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 33.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) soap (b) six (c) tent
- 35.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) zero
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) saw
- 38.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) tent
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) violin
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) umbrella
Answer key
- yo-yo
- yarn
- van
- ten
- tent
- soap
- tooth
- y
- sun
- volcano
- t
- zip
- six
- sun
- zero
- s
- t
- box
- wolf
- wave
- up
- tap
- zip
- six
- z
- t
- umbrella
- tomato
- fox
- ten
- wave
- u
- w
- tent
- zero
- volcano
- watch
- tent
- violin
- umbrella
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