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 “sock”? (a) ten (b) tooth (c) sun
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) zip
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) watch
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) sun (c) violin
- 5.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) wave
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) zero
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) box (c) wave
- 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 9.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) violin
- 10.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) van
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) web
- 14.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) sock
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) wave (c) saw
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 20.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) saw
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) sock
- 22.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) soap (c) up
- 24.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 25.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) up
- 27.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) six
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) sun
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 30.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 32.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 35.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) sock
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 38.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) ten
- 40.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
Answer key
- sun
- sock
- zip
- fox
- yarn
- yarn
- box
- s
- tomato
- v
- van
- tap
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- sun
- u
- sock
- saw
- yawn
- saw
- watch
- z
- six
- t
- y
- up
- tomato
- turtle
- v
- w
- turkey
- t
- s
- yarn
- z
- wolf
- six
- t
- ox
- t
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