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) tap (b) sun (c) yarn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wolf (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) up (c) zip
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) up
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) box
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sun (c) volcano
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) yawn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) saw
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) web
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turtle (c) tent
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) sock
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 17.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 18.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) window (b) ten (c) up
- 19.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) yo-yo
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) web
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) up
- 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 24.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 25.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) six (c) window
- 28.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) yarn
- 29.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) torch
- 31.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sun (b) van (c) torch
- 32.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) yawn
- 33.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) volcano
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) tea
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) yarn
- 36.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) sun
- 37.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) violin
- 38.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) turkey
- 40.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) tiger
Answer key
- yarn
- soap
- yo-yo
- zip
- up
- box
- six
- ten
- umbrella
- u
- yawn
- yawn
- web
- fox
- wave
- s
- s
- window
- z
- yo-yo
- zero
- up
- s
- v
- t
- saw
- window
- yarn
- t
- torch
- torch
- wave
- web
- violin
- tent
- watermelon
- tap
- s
- zero
- tiger
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