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) tea (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) zip
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) up
- 5.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zebra (c) tomato
- 7.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 8.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) torch
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) van (c) saw
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) watch
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) six (c) zip
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) sock
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) tub
- 15.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) tea (c) sun
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) ten
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turkey (c) saw
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) torch (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 19.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) zip
- 21.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tap (c) tub
- 23.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) sock
- 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) ten
- 27.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) tiger
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) up
- 29.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) soap
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) up (c) van
- 33.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) tea
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) web (c) tent
- 35.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 36.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) window (c) volcano
- 38.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 39.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) window
Answer key
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- yarn
- up
- z
- ox
- saw
- t
- zero
- box
- violin
- zip
- watermelon
- tub
- sun
- violin
- fox
- umbrella
- y
- wave
- s
- six
- volcano
- zebra
- yo-yo
- web
- watermelon
- up
- v
- u
- soap
- van
- tea
- zip
- w
- y
- sock
- w
- u
- window
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