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 “soap”? (a) tent (b) torch (c) saw
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) window (b) up (c) yarn
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 4.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) tub
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 7.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) saw
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) van (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) six
- 11.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 12.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 13.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) up
- 15.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) zero
- 16.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 18.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) yawn (b) yarn (c) web
- 19.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) zero (b) zip (c) torch
- 20.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) turtle
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 23.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) zebra
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) saw
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tub (b) window (c) tomato
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) fox
- 30.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 32.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 34.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) box
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) six
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) wolf (c) zip
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) zero
- 40.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
Answer key
- saw
- yarn
- z
- turkey
- volcano
- ten
- t
- saw
- van
- six
- w
- z
- w
- up
- watermelon
- y
- umbrella
- web
- torch
- v
- turtle
- yawn
- t
- yo-yo
- yawn
- soap
- up
- window
- fox
- soap
- s
- v
- watermelon
- v
- z
- box
- zero
- zip
- zero
- w
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