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) tap (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) tooth
- 3.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) up (b) six (c) tea
- 4.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 6.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) tub
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) six (c) yarn
- 9.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) web (b) window (c) volcano
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) box
- 13.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) zero (c) violin
- 16.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) sun
- 18.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 19.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) torch (c) tiger
- 21.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) sock (c) saw
- 23.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) six
- 25.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) torch (b) watch (c) yawn
- 26.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 27.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) violin
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) window
- 30.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 32.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) zero
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) umbrella
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) saw
- 35.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) turkey
- 37.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) wolf
- 39.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) torch (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) sun
Answer key
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- tea
- t
- s
- tomato
- tub
- six
- y
- volcano
- u
- box
- y
- v
- violin
- t
- sun
- y
- u
- van
- z
- van
- watermelon
- six
- watch
- v
- violin
- z
- violin
- w
- fox
- zero
- six
- volcano
- s
- sun
- s
- saw
- watermelon
- tent
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