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) yo-yo (b) van (c) tea
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) soap (c) van
- 3.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) six
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) yarn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) six
- 7.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 8.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 9.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) turkey
- 10.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) tooth
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 13.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) zip
- 14.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) sun
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) web
- 17.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) saw
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) sun
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 23.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) zip
- 26.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) up (c) turkey
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) ox (c) soap
- 29.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 31.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) fox (c) zebra
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) yarn
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) web (c) umbrella
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) window
- 36.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) soap
- 38.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 39.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 40.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
Answer key
- yo-yo
- van
- turtle
- volcano
- zip
- six
- y
- w
- watch
- t
- web
- zebra
- zip
- s
- turtle
- zero
- t
- tea
- saw
- sun
- soap
- yawn
- y
- y
- tub
- v
- turkey
- ox
- t
- tomato
- w
- fox
- soap
- umbrella
- tiger
- t
- zip
- s
- s
- w
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