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 “six”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) sock
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) zero
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) fox
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) zip (c) turkey
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) six (c) zip
- 10.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) tea
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) yarn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) sun
- 13.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) violin (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 15.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 17.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) web (b) zero (c) up
- 19.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) wave (c) sock
- 21.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 22.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 23.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) yarn
- 25.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) watermelon
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) zero
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) up
- 28.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) sock
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) up (c) sun
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) window
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) tomato
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) saw (c) box
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) sock (c) volcano
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) torch
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tooth (c) saw
- 37.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) window
- 39.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) zero
- 40.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
Answer key
- sock
- u
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- yarn
- zero
- fox
- turkey
- zip
- tea
- saw
- torch
- y
- turkey
- w
- wolf
- t
- up
- v
- van
- z
- t
- v
- tent
- watermelon
- watch
- up
- sock
- sun
- window
- six
- yawn
- box
- volcano
- web
- tooth
- six
- violin
- tub
- z
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