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) tent (b) saw (c) yarn
- 2.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) ten
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) zebra
- 5.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) watch
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) watch (c) violin
- 11.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 12.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) zip (b) web (c) tooth
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) van
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) window
- 15.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) box (c) umbrella
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tap (c) zip
- 18.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 19.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) soap
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 22.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) wolf
- 24.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) zip
- 25.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) torch
- 26.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) torch (b) web (c) wolf
- 27.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 28.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) six
- 30.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 31.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) web (c) tea
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 34.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) tomato
- 35.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 37.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) ten
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) volcano
- 40.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) window (c) watch
Answer key
- yarn
- yo-yo
- sock
- tub
- v
- u
- up
- ox
- yawn
- violin
- y
- tooth
- van
- tiger
- s
- box
- tap
- zip
- w
- ten
- umbrella
- zebra
- saw
- soap
- soap
- torch
- u
- s
- six
- w
- z
- web
- yo-yo
- tomato
- t
- six
- t
- ten
- volcano
- sun
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