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 “tent”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) tub
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) van
- 4.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 5.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) ten
- 8.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tap (b) tent (c) wave
- 9.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) ten
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) ten
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) van
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) fox
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) ten (c) wave
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) violin
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tent (c) web
- 19.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) sock
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) ox
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) ten
- 23.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) volcano (c) box
- 25.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) window
- 26.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 28.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 29.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 30.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) wolf
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) tap
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) tub
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) yawn
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) up
- 38.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) six
- 40.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
Answer key
- tomato
- zebra
- six
- y
- t
- u
- zero
- wave
- ten
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- van
- zero
- fox
- watermelon
- wave
- violin
- tent
- zip
- tooth
- ox
- ten
- z
- box
- turtle
- s
- s
- v
- t
- s
- wolf
- turkey
- tap
- zebra
- yawn
- u
- up
- s
- six
- v
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