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