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.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 3.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) sock
- 4.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wolf (b) web (c) tiger
- 5.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) six
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 7.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 8.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) zip
- 9.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) soap (b) up (c) tent
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) tub (c) yawn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) violin
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) ox
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) saw
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) box (c) tent
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) saw
- 17.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 20.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 21.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 22.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) watch
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) wave
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) zero
- 25.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) tub
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) zero
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) van
- 30.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) tooth
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 33.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) zip
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) yarn
- 37.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 38.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 39.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) torch (b) web (c) tent
- 40.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) yawn
Answer key
- y
- yo-yo
- turkey
- tiger
- six
- u
- w
- tiger
- tent
- yawn
- violin
- ox
- up
- box
- umbrella
- saw
- t
- s
- y
- t
- t
- watch
- tea
- ten
- v
- z
- wave
- zero
- soap
- zero
- tooth
- wave
- t
- zip
- z
- tap
- w
- v
- web
- tent
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