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 “yo-yo”? (a) tea (b) window (c) yarn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 3.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) soap
- 5.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) wolf
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) fox (c) tooth
- 7.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) six
- 9.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) violin (b) web (c) tomato
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) turtle
- 12.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) tooth
- 13.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) six (b) ten (c) zebra
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) tap
- 15.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) yarn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) window
- 18.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 19.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) watch
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) web (c) zip
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 22.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) wave
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) up (b) soap (c) tiger
- 24.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 25.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) soap (c) tub
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tent (c) soap
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 29.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 30.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) tap
- 33.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) web (c) van
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) tent
- 36.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) wave
- 38.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 39.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) zip
Answer key
- yarn
- soap
- t
- zip
- wolf
- fox
- t
- six
- web
- umbrella
- umbrella
- sun
- ten
- zebra
- z
- yarn
- sock
- y
- tooth
- web
- s
- tiger
- soap
- yawn
- turkey
- ox
- van
- yo-yo
- t
- t
- van
- yawn
- w
- up
- yawn
- z
- volcano
- s
- t
- sun
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