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) yarn (b) six (c) torch
- 2.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) van
- 6.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) tent
- 7.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) tap
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 9.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) volcano
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) six (c) turkey
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 13.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) zero
- 14.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) ox
- 16.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 17.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) soap (c) window
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) sun
- 20.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) saw
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) sock
- 28.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) six (b) tap (c) up
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) sock (c) turtle
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) van (c) wolf
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) saw
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) yarn (c) torch
- 36.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) ten
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) tap
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) tea
- 39.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 40.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
Answer key
- yarn
- w
- z
- six
- van
- tent
- tap
- watch
- v
- volcano
- turkey
- tooth
- watch
- t
- ox
- v
- yo-yo
- box
- zip
- w
- watermelon
- v
- wolf
- umbrella
- saw
- yawn
- sock
- tap
- window
- u
- z
- van
- turtle
- wolf
- torch
- yarn
- umbrella
- sock
- t
- w
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