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 “t”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) ten
- 2.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) yawn
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 6.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) violin
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) van (c) zip
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) sock
- 9.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) torch
- 11.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 12.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) web
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) wave
- 14.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) yarn (c) six
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) up (c) tent
- 17.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) torch
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) up
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) van (c) soap
- 21.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) turtle (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) tea
- 24.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) saw
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) tiger
- 26.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) up
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 29.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) torch (b) up (c) watermelon
- 30.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 31.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) zip
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) box
- 33.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 34.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 35.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) sun
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) tent (c) tiger
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) tub
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) umbrella
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) van (c) yarn
Answer key
- ten
- z
- yawn
- y
- u
- sock
- ox
- sock
- t
- van
- y
- volcano
- wave
- umbrella
- six
- up
- wolf
- turtle
- y
- soap
- turtle
- fox
- zero
- zebra
- volcano
- w
- up
- tap
- watermelon
- z
- soap
- box
- t
- u
- v
- sun
- watermelon
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- yarn
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