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) volcano (b) tea (c) watch
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) torch (b) tea (c) violin
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) tomato
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) six
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sock (c) zebra
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turtle (c) watch
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) torch (c) zebra
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) tub
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) sun
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 15.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wave (b) up (c) sun
- 16.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) zebra
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) sock
- 19.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) tea
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) tub
- 22.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) ten (b) six (c) window
- 23.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) soap
- 24.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 25.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 26.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) window
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) zip
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) van (c) tomato
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) sun
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watermelon (c) turkey
- 33.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) turkey (b) tooth (c) watermelon
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) turkey
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) tomato
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) sun
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) up (c) ten
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) up (c) tub
- 40.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
Answer key
- tea
- violin
- yarn
- six
- yo-yo
- up
- sock
- fox
- s
- zebra
- six
- tooth
- turkey
- u
- sun
- w
- umbrella
- watch
- s
- yawn
- soap
- ten
- watch
- tap
- v
- t
- yo-yo
- volcano
- tomato
- zip
- sun
- ox
- watermelon
- yawn
- umbrella
- wave
- ten
- z
- web
- w
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