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