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