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) yo-yo (b) up (c) soap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) tub
- 3.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) six (c) turkey
- 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) soap
- 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) ten
- 8.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) wave
- 9.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) zebra
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) zero
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zip (c) tent
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) violin
- 13.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) tent
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) web (c) six
- 15.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) tea
- 18.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 19.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 20.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 22.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 23.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 24.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) tent
- 26.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 27.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) yawn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) tomato
- 30.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 31.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) zero (c) tiger
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) box
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 35.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) sock
- 36.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) six (c) tub
- 38.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 39.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) six
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) sun
Answer key
- yo-yo
- saw
- wolf
- turkey
- watch
- v
- yo-yo
- turtle
- sun
- tap
- web
- sock
- volcano
- six
- t
- yarn
- zero
- w
- s
- t
- u
- v
- z
- s
- violin
- z
- yarn
- yawn
- up
- w
- w
- van
- box
- umbrella
- sock
- t
- tub
- u
- wolf
- wave
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