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