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