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) zip (b) saw (c) yarn
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) van
- 3.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 4.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) wave
- 6.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) sun
- 7.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) wave (b) watch (c) tiger
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) ten
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 10.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) wave
- 11.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tomato (b) turkey (c) zip
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) ox
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) wolf
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) watch
- 17.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) tiger (c) watch
- 19.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) volcano
- 20.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) soap
- 22.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) van (c) six
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) window (b) up (c) sock
- 25.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) ten
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) wave (c) yawn
- 27.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 28.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) sock
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) sock
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) window (c) watermelon
- 32.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) web
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) tent
- 36.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) six (c) zebra
- 37.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) tent
- 39.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) van (c) turkey
Answer key
- yarn
- yo-yo
- t
- w
- turkey
- sun
- tiger
- zebra
- box
- tap
- y
- zip
- ox
- z
- zip
- volcano
- w
- watch
- yawn
- s
- zebra
- t
- up
- up
- ten
- wave
- u
- sock
- umbrella
- fox
- zero
- t
- yo-yo
- volcano
- wolf
- wave
- t
- tent
- zero
- van
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