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) wolf (c) torch
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 5.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 6.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 7.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) web (b) van (c) sun
- 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) sock
- 9.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) yawn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) up (c) tub
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 13.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 15.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 16.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) sun (b) six (c) violin
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) up
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) sock
- 19.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 20.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) up (b) soap (c) tooth
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) van (c) watch
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) tub (c) zero
- 23.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 24.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 25.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 26.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tub (b) six (c) van
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tent (c) yo-yo
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) wave (c) zip
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) watch
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) ten (c) six
- 32.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) six
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) wave
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) fox
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) ox (c) yo-yo
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) wolf
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 40.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) saw
Answer key
- yo-yo
- u
- yo-yo
- zebra
- s
- s
- sun
- zip
- watch
- yawn
- six
- van
- z
- umbrella
- s
- violin
- up
- sock
- z
- soap
- watch
- zero
- y
- v
- s
- v
- van
- box
- zip
- sock
- six
- tap
- wave
- up
- fox
- tent
- ox
- yawn
- tomato
- yarn
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