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) sock (b) tap (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) window
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) six (b) soap (c) yawn
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) six
- 5.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 6.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 7.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) ten
- 9.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) watch
- 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) saw
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) web (c) yawn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) sun (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) soap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) tub
- 18.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 19.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) up
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) ox
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) torch (c) violin
- 22.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) van (b) zip (c) up
- 23.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) tent
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) tea
- 25.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) wolf (c) van
- 27.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 28.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) tiger
- 29.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tea (c) yarn
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) tub
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 33.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tap
- 35.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) turtle
- 36.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 37.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) watermelon
- 39.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
Answer key
- yo-yo
- tooth
- yawn
- umbrella
- y
- t
- z
- box
- tiger
- zebra
- web
- turtle
- u
- up
- volcano
- violin
- sock
- z
- up
- ox
- violin
- zip
- tent
- zebra
- v
- van
- w
- watermelon
- t
- fox
- tub
- s
- t
- soap
- turtle
- v
- w
- yarn
- t
- yo-yo
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