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) yarn (b) window (c) sun
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) saw (c) watch
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tent
- 5.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) torch (c) tent
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 8.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) zebra
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) sun
- 10.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) saw
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) wave
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) yawn
- 14.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) soap
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) tiger
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) up
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) sock
- 19.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) tea
- 20.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) van
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) six
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) tea
- 25.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) zip
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) tomato
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) sock
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) box (c) torch
- 31.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) window
- 33.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 34.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) torch
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) up (b) saw (c) wolf
- 36.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 38.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) web (c) sock
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) violin (c) umbrella
Answer key
- yarn
- u
- watch
- tent
- t
- fox
- z
- wave
- tooth
- t
- yarn
- zip
- yawn
- soap
- zebra
- up
- umbrella
- sock
- tea
- van
- ox
- six
- yarn
- tea
- zip
- van
- soap
- tiger
- v
- box
- yo-yo
- window
- y
- wolf
- saw
- t
- v
- w
- web
- six
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