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 “yawn”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 2.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 3.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) web
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) web
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) ten (c) zip
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 7.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) tiger
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 10.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) van (b) up (c) sun
- 11.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 12.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) sun (c) turkey
- 16.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) van
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sun (c) wolf
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) web
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 23.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sun (b) window (c) saw
- 24.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) ten
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) volcano
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 27.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) yawn
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) soap (c) tooth
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) violin
- 30.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) turtle
- 31.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) tiger
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) six (c) tub
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) saw (c) tent
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) sock
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) sock
Answer key
- yarn
- z
- web
- zip
- zip
- six
- t
- zebra
- s
- sun
- y
- w
- umbrella
- umbrella
- turkey
- van
- ox
- tent
- tiger
- up
- turtle
- watermelon
- window
- ten
- zero
- v
- tub
- tooth
- sun
- watch
- u
- yo-yo
- s
- yawn
- tub
- saw
- z
- yarn
- v
- sock
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