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) tea (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 2.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) tent
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 6.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) tent
- 8.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) tiger
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) ten (b) van (c) up
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) sun
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tooth (c) turkey
- 14.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 16.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 17.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) saw (b) web (c) sock
- 18.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) box
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 22.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) six (b) web (c) yarn
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) violin
- 26.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) van (c) zip
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tap (c) watch
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) soap
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) van (b) soap (c) ten
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 33.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 34.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 35.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) six (c) tent
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) window
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) zero (c) tub
- 39.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) fox
Answer key
- yo-yo
- t
- wave
- umbrella
- zip
- y
- yawn
- saw
- six
- up
- volcano
- sun
- saw
- yo-yo
- v
- t
- web
- watermelon
- box
- v
- zip
- t
- web
- umbrella
- yarn
- s
- van
- tap
- ten
- t
- ten
- s
- t
- s
- y
- tent
- sock
- zero
- z
- fox
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