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 “y”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) window
- 6.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) up
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) up
- 8.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) volcano (b) zebra (c) tub
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) tiger
- 10.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) van
- 12.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) turkey (c) saw
- 14.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sock (b) wave (c) tomato
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) tiger
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) sock
- 17.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) zero
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) window
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) zero
- 21.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) turkey (b) turtle (c) wave
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) ox
- 24.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) wave
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) box
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) web
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) zip
- 29.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) watch
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) van (c) web
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) six
- 32.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 33.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) window
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) window
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) wave
- 38.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 39.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
Answer key
- yo-yo
- six
- zebra
- six
- umbrella
- yawn
- up
- tub
- soap
- v
- van
- s
- saw
- tomato
- tiger
- sock
- zero
- tooth
- up
- tap
- t
- wave
- ox
- tiger
- box
- sun
- torch
- zip
- sock
- fox
- umbrella
- z
- t
- saw
- u
- yo-yo
- wave
- s
- s
- v
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