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) six (b) umbrella (c) wave
- 2.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) six (c) yarn
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) sock (c) yawn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) zero
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) up
- 7.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) wolf
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) tap (c) soap
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 10.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tent (b) web (c) sock
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) volcano (c) zero
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) up
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) watch
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) tomato
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) six (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) yawn
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) ox (c) violin
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) ten (c) zip
- 23.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) violin
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) saw
- 25.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 26.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) van (b) sun (c) tap
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) box
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) tooth
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) ten (c) turtle
- 31.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) tent
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 34.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) tea
- 36.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) van (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 38.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 39.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) watermelon (b) tub (c) saw
- 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) soap
Answer key
- six
- t
- yarn
- fox
- tent
- up
- wolf
- soap
- yawn
- sock
- violin
- volcano
- yo-yo
- up
- zebra
- watch
- van
- wave
- zero
- ox
- umbrella
- zip
- yawn
- six
- s
- tap
- box
- sun
- tomato
- web
- saw
- turtle
- tiger
- s
- yawn
- t
- yo-yo
- t
- tub
- soap
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