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 “tooth”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) turtle
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tooth (c) turkey
- 3.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) umbrella
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 7.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) tea (c) six
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 10.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) six (b) web (c) torch
- 11.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) yarn
- 14.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) violin
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) wave (c) volcano
- 16.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 18.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) web
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 21.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) tiger
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) up
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) soap
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) soap
- 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) violin
- 27.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) zero
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) torch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) six (c) sun
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) fox
- 32.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) tap
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) van
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) sock
- 35.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) six
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 37.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) violin (b) six (c) yarn
- 38.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 40.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
Answer key
- turtle
- box
- tooth
- z
- umbrella
- u
- s
- six
- window
- torch
- v
- up
- yarn
- violin
- ox
- t
- zebra
- t
- zip
- sun
- t
- sun
- up
- tooth
- tent
- violin
- t
- violin
- zebra
- tub
- fox
- sun
- yo-yo
- volcano
- turtle
- yawn
- yarn
- t
- s
- t
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