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 “w”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) zip
- 2.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) six
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) tiger
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) wolf
- 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 9.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) window (c) turkey
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) tent
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 14.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) zip
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zero (b) van (c) yarn
- 18.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) wave (c) tooth
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wave (c) zero
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) ox (c) web
- 22.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 23.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) van (c) torch
- 26.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) fox
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) box (c) turkey
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) web
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) tub
- 32.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 33.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) soap
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) volcano
- 36.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 37.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) watch
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) web (c) tub
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) tent (c) van
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) sun
Answer key
- watch
- yawn
- six
- violin
- yawn
- up
- y
- yawn
- z
- window
- zero
- umbrella
- volcano
- sun
- yarn
- s
- van
- z
- wave
- up
- ox
- u
- v
- s
- torch
- y
- fox
- box
- u
- yo-yo
- wolf
- t
- t
- soap
- yarn
- y
- tub
- tub
- van
- sun
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