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) web (b) saw (c) yawn
- 2.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 6.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) tap
- 7.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 8.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) up
- 9.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) tomato
- 12.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 13.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) web (c) tomato
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) ten (c) box
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) wolf (c) six
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) ten
- 18.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) soap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 21.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) six
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) tent
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) tiger
- 25.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 27.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) zip
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) saw
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) watch
- 30.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) window (b) tea (c) yawn
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) tea
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) violin
- 34.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 35.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) tea
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) up (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 38.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) zebra
- 40.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) sun
Answer key
- yawn
- z
- yawn
- v
- yo-yo
- volcano
- t
- ten
- zebra
- u
- zebra
- y
- s
- tomato
- box
- six
- ten
- w
- van
- sun
- t
- watch
- tent
- zip
- y
- tooth
- up
- saw
- watch
- tea
- tea
- web
- turkey
- t
- z
- saw
- saw
- s
- zebra
- turtle
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