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) sun (b) ten (c) yarn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 3.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 4.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) soap
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) turkey
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) tent
- 8.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) up
- 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 10.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) soap
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) sun
- 12.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) tomato
- 13.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) web
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) window
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) box (c) ten
- 19.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 20.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 21.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) sock
- 22.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 23.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) violin
- 27.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) saw
- 28.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watch (b) up (c) ten
- 29.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) web
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) van
- 32.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) zip
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 35.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) fox (c) tiger
- 37.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) wave
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) zero
- 39.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) up
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) tomato
Answer key
- yarn
- wolf
- z
- u
- zebra
- six
- up
- yawn
- z
- soap
- tent
- sun
- w
- web
- window
- y
- s
- box
- t
- t
- sock
- t
- s
- u
- yawn
- tooth
- yo-yo
- ten
- soap
- tomato
- van
- umbrella
- zip
- torch
- s
- fox
- wave
- zero
- web
- violin
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