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 “tomato”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 2.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) tent
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) tent
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) ox (c) yawn
- 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 6.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) web (c) zebra
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) yawn
- 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 10.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) window
- 11.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) ten
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) tooth
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) yawn
- 16.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) up
- 17.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) wave (c) van
- 20.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 21.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) tap
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) web
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tub (c) up
- 26.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) watch
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) zip
- 28.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 30.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) up
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) yawn
- 33.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 34.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 35.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) tent
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) watermelon
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) ten
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) six (c) watermelon
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) web (b) wave (c) yarn
Answer key
- tooth
- sock
- soap
- ox
- s
- w
- zebra
- up
- z
- sun
- t
- volcano
- saw
- box
- saw
- sock
- v
- s
- sock
- s
- s
- yarn
- u
- volcano
- van
- turtle
- violin
- t
- umbrella
- t
- up
- zero
- z
- w
- tent
- six
- window
- tent
- six
- yarn
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