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) ten (b) sock (c) van
- 2.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) saw (b) sock (c) van
- 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) up (c) ten
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) six
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) yarn
- 7.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 10.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) violin
- 12.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) window
- 13.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tea (b) window (c) van
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) box (c) tomato
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) ten (c) saw
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) ten
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) watermelon
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) tap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) zebra
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) up
- 26.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) window (b) web (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) web
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) up
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 30.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) ten
- 32.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) window (c) yawn
- 35.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 36.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) sock
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) umbrella
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) zip
Answer key
- sock
- van
- u
- ox
- six
- yarn
- yawn
- yo-yo
- s
- t
- soap
- window
- y
- tea
- umbrella
- box
- fox
- tomato
- yo-yo
- zebra
- six
- van
- tap
- sun
- up
- up
- web
- tiger
- u
- v
- sun
- v
- zebra
- yawn
- wolf
- w
- sock
- six
- zip
- zip
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