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) watch (c) ten
- 2.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 3.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) ten (b) six (c) web
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) zero
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) wave (c) soap
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) yarn
- 7.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watch (b) window (c) zero
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) tub
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) tub (c) ox
- 10.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) web
- 12.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) zip
- 14.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) up (c) violin
- 16.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) saw
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) soap
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) wave (c) tomato
- 20.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) saw
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) window
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) yarn
- 23.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 24.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 25.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) van
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) window
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) web (c) yawn
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) tooth
- 31.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wave (b) van (c) zip
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) sun
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) sun (c) turkey
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) fox
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 39.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) window
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) tea
Answer key
- yo-yo
- s
- ten
- zero
- van
- window
- zero
- volcano
- ox
- wolf
- web
- v
- zip
- w
- violin
- wolf
- six
- umbrella
- tomato
- saw
- six
- yarn
- s
- y
- van
- yarn
- sun
- u
- yawn
- tooth
- t
- zip
- yawn
- zebra
- tomato
- up
- fox
- zero
- window
- tea
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