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