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