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