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) tooth (b) zero (c) yarn
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) sock
- 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 4.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 5.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) web
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 7.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) tiger
- 8.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 9.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) web (c) umbrella
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) sun
- 12.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 13.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) zero
- 14.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 15.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 16.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) tooth
- 18.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 20.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tomato
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) fox
- 22.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) volcano
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) tea
- 24.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 26.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) van
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) yawn
- 28.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) up (b) zip (c) ten
- 29.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) van
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) up
- 32.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tub (b) web (c) six
- 33.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) tiger
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) ox (c) tomato
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) sock
- 36.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) six
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) tent
- 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- tooth
- up
- umbrella
- s
- sock
- box
- zebra
- s
- w
- six
- sun
- v
- watch
- soap
- yawn
- y
- van
- w
- v
- six
- fox
- tent
- tea
- y
- u
- van
- sock
- ten
- t
- watermelon
- wave
- six
- yo-yo
- ox
- turtle
- zebra
- web
- z
- turtle
- tent
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