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