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