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 “s”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) sun
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) yawn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) violin
- 4.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 5.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) tent
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wave (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 7.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) window
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 9.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) ten (c) wave
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) violin
- 12.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) wolf
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) tiger
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) fox
- 17.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) van (c) up
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) box (c) tooth
- 20.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 22.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) six
- 24.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) web
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) ten
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) violin
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) up (c) volcano
- 28.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tooth (b) tiger (c) window
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) umbrella
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 32.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) web
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 34.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 36.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) volcano
- 38.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) van
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) web (c) zip
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) violin (c) saw
Answer key
- sun
- yawn
- violin
- zebra
- tent
- umbrella
- window
- umbrella
- y
- ox
- tent
- s
- six
- six
- soap
- fox
- u
- van
- box
- z
- u
- t
- six
- web
- saw
- yarn
- watch
- window
- wolf
- tub
- tea
- tiger
- z
- y
- zebra
- t
- wave
- turtle
- web
- tooth
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