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) tent (c) sock
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) sock (c) tub
- 3.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) sun (c) van
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) tap
- 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) sock (b) web (c) zero
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) van (c) saw
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) tent
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) six
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) window (c) volcano
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) turtle (c) ox
- 15.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 16.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) six (c) zebra
- 18.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 19.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tub (b) van (c) sock
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) turkey
- 21.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 22.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) web
- 24.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) sock
- 25.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 26.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 28.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) six
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) watch
- 33.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 34.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) fox (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) tent
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) van (c) ten
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zip (c) tea
- 40.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
Answer key
- yo-yo
- box
- z
- van
- yarn
- web
- umbrella
- watch
- s
- sun
- six
- zero
- umbrella
- ox
- w
- v
- zebra
- y
- tub
- turkey
- t
- w
- ten
- volcano
- y
- t
- s
- w
- v
- six
- z
- up
- y
- w
- fox
- tub
- web
- soap
- zip
- u
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