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