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 “zero”? (a) window (b) up (c) zebra
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) window (c) six
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) tap
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) sock
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) tooth (c) box
- 11.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) saw
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) tap
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) tea
- 15.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) yo-yo
- 17.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) tomato
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) zip (c) up
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) six
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) tea
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) saw
- 24.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) soap
- 25.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 26.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) six (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 27.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 28.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watermelon (b) sun (c) turkey
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) van (c) wave
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) zero
- 31.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 32.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) tiger
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 37.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 38.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 39.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) wave
Answer key
- zebra
- yarn
- violin
- turtle
- tea
- violin
- zip
- umbrella
- volcano
- box
- yo-yo
- wolf
- tap
- zip
- w
- fox
- yawn
- up
- six
- u
- zero
- ox
- yawn
- watch
- v
- tub
- w
- sun
- zero
- sun
- t
- v
- volcano
- saw
- s
- zebra
- umbrella
- s
- z
- wave
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