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) umbrella (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 2.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) yarn (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 3.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) six
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) ox (c) tub
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 6.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) turkey
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) sock
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) window (c) saw
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) zero
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) sock
- 13.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 14.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) ten
- 15.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) zip (c) sock
- 17.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tooth (b) ten (c) zip
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 19.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) torch (c) zebra
- 22.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) tomato
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) box (c) volcano
- 25.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 26.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) zebra
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 29.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) sock
- 31.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) six (c) sock
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) window (c) tooth
- 33.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) zip
- 35.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) tub
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) window
- 38.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) tent (c) fox
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) van
Answer key
- yarn
- tomato
- van
- ox
- umbrella
- t
- yo-yo
- volcano
- tomato
- up
- umbrella
- web
- z
- ten
- w
- sock
- zip
- v
- t
- u
- zebra
- s
- window
- box
- ten
- zebra
- s
- yo-yo
- t
- zero
- zero
- tooth
- t
- watermelon
- watermelon
- up
- window
- s
- fox
- turkey
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