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