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) yawn (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) saw
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 5.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) yarn
- 6.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 8.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) torch
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) volcano
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) fox (c) wave
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watch (b) up (c) tiger
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) violin
- 15.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 16.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) van
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) box (c) wave
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) turkey (c) six
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) tent (c) soap
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) umbrella
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) van
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) volcano
- 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 26.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 27.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 28.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 29.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 30.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) saw
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) ox (c) tea
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 36.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) saw
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) sock
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) zero
- 40.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
Answer key
- yawn
- tiger
- yo-yo
- watch
- yarn
- violin
- turtle
- torch
- sock
- yo-yo
- fox
- up
- s
- violin
- tent
- wave
- box
- six
- soap
- u
- u
- umbrella
- zip
- volcano
- yawn
- sun
- s
- w
- soap
- w
- saw
- ox
- six
- zip
- tiger
- t
- zebra
- wolf
- watermelon
- t
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