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 “u”? (a) up (b) sock (c) soap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) yawn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 4.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 5.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) tooth
- 6.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) tea
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) soap
- 9.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) yarn
- 10.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) web
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) turkey
- 12.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) turtle (c) van
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) saw (c) zebra
- 15.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) sock (c) yarn
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 17.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) tiger
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) window
- 21.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) turkey
- 23.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) van
- 24.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) tooth (c) up
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) tooth
- 28.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) sock
- 30.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) violin
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) six
- 34.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) van (c) sun
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) soap (c) wave
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) zero
- 38.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) ox (c) turkey
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) sock
Answer key
- up
- yawn
- tiger
- w
- violin
- w
- zip
- box
- yarn
- yarn
- six
- t
- van
- saw
- web
- z
- zebra
- watermelon
- umbrella
- yarn
- z
- watch
- yawn
- tooth
- yo-yo
- fox
- sock
- v
- wolf
- violin
- soap
- watermelon
- six
- t
- sun
- up
- zero
- u
- ox
- ten
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