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) turkey (b) tooth (c) six
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) up
- 3.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) zero
- 5.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) up (b) saw (c) volcano
- 6.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) sun
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 8.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 9.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) yawn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) ten
- 12.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) turkey (c) zip
- 14.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) violin
- 15.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) tub
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) up (c) sock
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tent (c) tomato
- 19.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 20.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) window
- 21.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) box
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) torch (b) wolf (c) sun
- 24.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) zero
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) six
- 29.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 30.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) ten
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) violin
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) tooth
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) six
- 34.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tub (c) sun
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) tub (c) fox
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) window
- 38.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) wave (c) tea
- 39.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zero (b) window (c) yarn
- 40.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
Answer key
- six
- turtle
- w
- zero
- volcano
- sun
- u
- yo-yo
- tent
- yo-yo
- soap
- s
- zip
- window
- s
- web
- up
- ox
- t
- window
- v
- box
- sun
- w
- yarn
- y
- umbrella
- volcano
- web
- ten
- violin
- zero
- tap
- v
- six
- fox
- window
- six
- yarn
- t
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