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) yo-yo (b) torch (c) violin
- 2.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) turkey
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) ten
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) zero (c) turtle
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) yarn
- 7.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 9.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) zero
- 11.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) zebra
- 12.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 13.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 14.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) volcano
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) turkey
- 19.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) soap
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) ox
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) sock
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 25.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) sock
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) sun
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) zip
- 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) sun (c) web
- 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) ten
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) soap
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) six (c) turkey
- 34.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) up (c) tomato
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) wolf
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) six
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) web
Answer key
- yo-yo
- t
- turkey
- ten
- turtle
- yarn
- z
- umbrella
- y
- tub
- ten
- v
- y
- s
- yarn
- volcano
- y
- six
- zebra
- up
- ox
- sock
- u
- umbrella
- u
- torch
- sun
- zip
- s
- fox
- van
- van
- van
- tea
- tomato
- wolf
- sock
- yawn
- zebra
- sock
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