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 word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) up
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) fox
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) wave (c) zebra
- 8.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) sun
- 9.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) turkey (c) sun
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) zebra
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) zip
- 14.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) violin
- 15.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 16.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) torch (b) zip (c) violin
- 20.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) ox (c) watermelon
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 23.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) van
- 24.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zip (b) web (c) tooth
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) sun (c) yawn
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) soap
- 28.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) soap (b) web (c) violin
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) up
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) wolf
- 31.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) violin (c) six
- 33.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 34.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) van
- 35.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) web (b) zero (c) sock
- 36.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) up
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) volcano
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) torch (c) zebra
Answer key
- up
- yo-yo
- v
- tap
- fox
- saw
- zebra
- yarn
- tub
- zip
- sun
- box
- tooth
- tiger
- v
- y
- sun
- watermelon
- zip
- w
- ox
- sock
- van
- watermelon
- web
- yawn
- van
- violin
- tent
- tub
- s
- six
- yawn
- van
- sock
- y
- zero
- z
- volcano
- web
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