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 “yarn”? (a) ten (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) ox (c) window
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) wave
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) yarn
- 7.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 8.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 9.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 10.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) turkey
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) watch (c) sun
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) ten (c) volcano
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) up
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) zebra
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) tub
- 22.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 23.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 24.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) violin
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) sun
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) tub (c) violin
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) tea (c) saw
- 28.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) six (c) umbrella
- 30.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) sun
- 32.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) fox
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) volcano
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) saw (c) tea
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) up (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tent (b) six (c) yawn
- 38.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) tooth
- 40.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
Answer key
- yawn
- ox
- ten
- watermelon
- up
- yarn
- tomato
- s
- z
- w
- watch
- up
- sun
- box
- volcano
- u
- w
- tomato
- yarn
- zebra
- zero
- s
- v
- ten
- tub
- violin
- saw
- w
- six
- y
- yo-yo
- t
- fox
- saw
- tea
- sock
- yawn
- v
- tooth
- yo-yo
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