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.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 3.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) six (b) sock (c) turkey
- 4.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) zip
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) torch
- 8.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) yo-yo (c) ox
- 10.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) ten
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) tea
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) up
- 14.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 15.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) tub
- 16.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) zip
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) box (c) wave
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 21.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) zebra
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) up (c) tent
- 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 27.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 28.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) watch
- 31.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) violin
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) window (c) tent
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 34.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) tap
- 35.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tooth
- 36.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) up
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) soap (c) tub
- 38.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) ten
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tea (c) wave
Answer key
- t
- tomato
- turkey
- yarn
- zip
- u
- torch
- turkey
- ox
- ten
- s
- six
- up
- w
- tub
- y
- tiger
- box
- six
- umbrella
- volcano
- yawn
- zebra
- z
- up
- volcano
- t
- v
- v
- yawn
- tea
- window
- six
- sock
- tooth
- watch
- fox
- saw
- yarn
- sock
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