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