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