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 “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) up
- 2.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) torch
- 3.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) soap
- 5.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tap (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) ox
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) window (c) six
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 11.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) six
- 13.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) sun
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) sun (c) zebra
- 15.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 16.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tent (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 17.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) wave
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) tomato
- 19.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 21.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 25.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) window (c) yawn
- 28.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 29.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) tiger
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) soap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 32.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 34.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 35.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) turtle
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) tap (c) saw
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) six (c) volcano
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) tent
- 40.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
Answer key
- up
- yarn
- soap
- soap
- zebra
- ox
- six
- violin
- up
- yawn
- z
- six
- tiger
- box
- w
- yo-yo
- wave
- van
- y
- v
- six
- tomato
- umbrella
- y
- s
- u
- zip
- s
- van
- turkey
- yo-yo
- w
- umbrella
- s
- w
- turtle
- saw
- volcano
- yarn
- y
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