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 “sock”? (a) tea (b) six (c) volcano
- 2.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) tap
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) six (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) up (b) saw (c) zebra
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) ox
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) saw
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) sun
- 11.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) up (c) turkey
- 13.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) tap
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) zip
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) torch
- 17.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) six
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) fox (c) sun
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) window
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) up
- 23.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) tent
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) six
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) sock
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) six (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) sock
- 32.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) sock
- 33.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) van (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 36.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) window (c) umbrella
- 38.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 39.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 40.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
Answer key
- six
- yawn
- v
- zip
- saw
- ox
- van
- u
- yarn
- yawn
- w
- turkey
- yawn
- z
- zip
- zero
- umbrella
- turkey
- fox
- zebra
- zip
- up
- wave
- umbrella
- watermelon
- watch
- violin
- u
- ten
- tub
- tomato
- yarn
- t
- zebra
- yo-yo
- v
- window
- s
- w
- y
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