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