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