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