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) wolf (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 3.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 4.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) ten
- 5.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) up (b) sock (c) volcano
- 6.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) turkey
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tooth (c) tea
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) six (c) tap
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) window (c) sun
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) saw
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) watch
- 15.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wave (b) watch (c) tooth
- 16.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) tiger (c) watch
- 19.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 20.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 21.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) tent
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) watch (c) box
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) saw
- 26.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 27.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) saw (b) six (c) yawn
- 29.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) wolf
- 30.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 32.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) violin
- 33.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 34.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) ten
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) zip
- 36.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 37.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) volcano
- 40.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) violin (c) zero
Answer key
- yawn
- umbrella
- s
- ten
- sock
- w
- sun
- fox
- six
- z
- zebra
- window
- saw
- tomato
- tooth
- u
- wolf
- watch
- t
- t
- t
- volcano
- six
- box
- saw
- t
- tiger
- yawn
- wolf
- v
- v
- turkey
- web
- ten
- zip
- yarn
- s
- z
- torch
- zero
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